Bertram de Cipier
Bertram de Cipier ("Bertram the warder") is a dramatic sketch in Dutch by Arnold (Nicolaas Arnoldus Wijnstok, 1830-1878)[1].
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The original text
Written for the Rederijkers, it was published in Volume 4 of Poëzij voor Rederijkers by P.M. van de Made, Amsterdam, in 1858.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed by Aurora II in the hall of the Liedertafel Germania, Cape Town on 10 September, with De Twee Huisknechts, of De Bedrieger Bedrogen (Arnold) as an afterpiece.
1872: Performed by Aurora II in the hall of the Germania Hall, Cape Town on 9 April, with De Dochter van Dominique (Van der Hoop) as an afterpiece.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original Dutch text, Google E-book[2]
Rederijkerskamer "Streven Naar Volmaking" te Kommerzijl, 1857 - C. 1962, Groningne Archieven[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 463,467
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