De Vadervloek, of Misdaad en Wroeging
De Vadervloek, of Misdaad en Wroeging ("The curse of the father, or crime and anguish") is a play in 7 tableaux by Theodoor van der Stempel.
Not to be confused with Misdaad en Wroeging a play in 2 acts by P.C.J. Meys.
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The original text
Based on a novel by Jan David de Vries (1819-1855), freely adapted by Theodoor van der Stempel. Published in Kampen by L. van Hulst, 1871.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1872: Performed in Dutch by Aurora II on 4 May in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, with De Weddenschap (Brink).
1875: Performed in Dutch by Aurora II on 8 April in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, with Een Avontuurtjie van Mijnheer Kikkerlib (T. van der Stempel).
Sources
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vadervloek-Misdaad-Wroeging-Tooneelspel-tafreelen/dp/B0018GE8VM
459 Rederijkerskamer "Streven Naar Volmaking" te Kommerzijl, 1857 - C. 1962 ( Groninger Archieven )[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 466
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