Het Testament van Oom Jan

Het Testament van Oom Jan ("The will of Uncle John") is a one act Dutch comedy by an anonymous author.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted from Moser's (unnamed) German original by C.F van der Brugghen (Carel Theodorus van der Brugghen van Lauwenrecht, 1812-1878, sometimes also credited to "G.T. van der Brugghen")[1] in 1874. Title also found as Pappa gaf Permissie!.

Performed in Dutch by the association Kunst door Vriendschap in the Neerlandsch Koffiehuis in Leiden on 14 December 1874 and in the Leidse Schouwburg on 13 June, 1875.

The Dutch text published in Amsterdam by G. Theod. Bom in 1874.

Performance history in South Africa

1892: Performed by the rederijkerskamer Oefening Baart Kunst in Pretoria in March.

Sources

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_von_Moser

"Jhr. Mr. Carel Theodorus van der Brugghen" in J.G. Frederiks en F. Jos. van den Branden, Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde. L.J. Veen, Amsterdam 1888-1891[2]

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-elsevier/I4193.php

https://www.antiquariaatvanhoorn.nl/nl/catalogus.php?cat=Toneel&id=6368

https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LYC/1875-06-14/edition/0/page/2?query=

https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/1874-12-15/edition/0/page/1?query=

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.485.

P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica.

Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.

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