De Kater, of De Verdronken Minnaar
De Kater, of De Verdronken Minnaar ("the hangover, or the drowned lover") is a Dutch comedy in two 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 by the Kimberly based author.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1872: Performed in Dutch by Aurora II in the Oddfellows' Hall on 5 November, 1872, with Een Bloedgetuie (Schuitemaker) (The play was probably first done a little earlier in Kimberley by the Diggers' Aurora, since Hoogezand was the Kimberley association's Vice President.)
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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