Het Testament van Oom Jan
Het Testament van Oom Jan ("The will of Uncle John") is a Dutch comedy in one act by Dandois Alexander ()[].
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The original text
Published 1879, the title page describing the play as a "Blijspel met zang in één bedrijf zonder vrouwenrollen" (i.e. "a comedy in one act, with songs and without roles for women"). Published by the Nederlandsche bibliotheek van geprimeerde en bekroonde tooneelwerken (no.19).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1892: Performed by the rederijkerskamer Oefening Baart Kunst in the President Theatre, Pretoria in March (no author mentioned).
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Het-testament-van-oom-vrouwenrollen/dp/B003MSAWBE
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.485.
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica.
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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