De Oudste Zoon
De Oudste Zoon ('the eldest son"), claimed to be by P. van de Velde (fl 1860s?).
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The original text
This could be an early version of (or simply an alternative title for) the one-act French "drame-vaudeville" called Le Fils aîné de Veuve ("The eldest son of the widow")[1] by Edmond-Frédéric Prieur Lubize (published by Jouhaud, 1836). This was later translated into Dutch verse to become De Oudste Zoon des Huizes ("The eldest son of the house") by H.P. Dewald, a short play in 2 acts, written for the Rederijkers, published 1886.
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Performance history in South Africa
1868: A reading of it was done in the hall of the Germania Liedertafel, Cape Town by Aurora II on 6 August, the text being ascribed to Van de Velde, along with a performance of Jan Sukkel by Wijnstok.
Sources
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_noo001188601_01/_noo001188601_01_0079.php
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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