De Kater, of De Verdronken Minnaar
De Kater, of De Verdronken Minnaar ("the hangover, or the drowned lover") is a local play in Dutch in 2 acts by L. van Hogezand (fl 1870s).
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The original text
Referred to as a "character sketch", it was written for the Rederijkers and performed in Cape Town by Aurora II in 1872.
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Performance history in South Africa
1872: Performed in Dutch as Een Loterij by Aurora II in the hall of the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town on 5 November, with Een Bloedgetuige (Schuitemaker).
Sources
Ingmar Koch. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember) [1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 467
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