De Eerste April

De Eerste April ("The first of April") is a Dutch two-act comedy, including songs , by Marten Westerman (1775-1852)[1].

Original text

Published in 1818 by M. Westerman in Amsterdam.

Performances in South Africa

1831: Performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 23rd April, 1831 in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to De Bruidskroon, of De Droomverskyning (Cuno).

1847: Performed once more by Tot Nut en Vermaak en Door Yver Vruchtbaar on 30th April, 1847, as an afterpiece to De Ortenbergsche Familie (Vreedenberg).

Sources

http://books.google.co.za/books?id=FcZOAAAAcAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s

http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog24_01/aa__001biog24_01_0379.php

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 243; 451

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