Deur Stryd tot Oorwinning
Deur Stryd tot Oorwinning ("Through struggle to victory") is a dramatic work in Afrikaans by Adèle Jooste (1914–2012).
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The original text
No published text can be found, but this may have been a production title, given to a performance of scenes from a published play called Hollander en Hugenoot by Adèle Jooste (published in 1949).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1949: A work (tableaus?) billed as "Episodes uit Deur stryd tot oorwinning van Adèle Jooste" were performed by Volksteater, Pretoria as part of the celebrations around the inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument. The original programme[1] lists: HISTORICAL TABLEAU (Amphitheatre): A Voortrekker marriage by Adele Jooste, produced by J.A.A.T.S. Ull 1° LUNCHEON. 2.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. HISTORICAL TABLEAU (Amphitheatre): The Arrival of the Huguenots at the Cape. From "Deur Stryd tot Oorwinning” by Adele Jooste. Produced by the Franschhoek Huguenot Theatre Group.
Sources
Marisa Keuris. 2013. "J.R.L. van Bruggen (Kleinjan) se eenbedryf “Bloedrivier” uit Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek (1938/1939) – ’n terugblik vanuit 2013", LitNet Akademies 10(3)[2]
Botha 1952:320.
"Program from the Inauguration of the Vootrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa" in Helen Keller Archive[3]
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