Het Huishouden van Jan Steen
A two-act comedy, including songs, by M. Westerman.
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The original text
The title derives from the theatrical paintings of painter Jan Steen[1], whose lively scenes portraying everyday events were so filled with chaos and lustfulness, that the phrase "een huishouden van Jan Steen" ("a Jan Steen household"), referring to a messy scene, became a Dutch proverb.
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Performance history in South Africa
1844: Performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak en Door Yver Vruchtbaar on 18th September 1844 in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to Armoede en Grootheid (Von Kotzebue).
Sources
Bosman, 1928: 447
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