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''[[De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent]]'' ("The offers of freedom, or the slaughterers of Ghent") is a [[Dutch]] play in six acts by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842-1925).   
 
''[[De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent]]'' ("The offers of freedom, or the slaughterers of Ghent") is a [[Dutch]] play in six acts by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842-1925).   
  
Also known as ''[[De Slagers van Ghent]]''  
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Also known as '''''[[De Slagers van Ghent]]'''''  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1877:  Performed by [[Aurora II]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town on 17 July, with ''[[De Verstrooiden]]'' (Kotzebue/Van Holtrop).
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1877:  Performed as ''[[De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent]]'' by [[Aurora II]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town on 17 July, with ''[[De Verstrooiden]]'' (Kotzebue/Van Holtrop).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 05:14, 27 May 2021

De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent ("The offers of freedom, or the slaughterers of Ghent") is a Dutch play in six acts by Melt J. Brink (1842-1925).

Also known as De Slagers van Ghent

The original text

A play based on the 80 year's war, it was probably written in 1877 for performance by the Rederijkerskamer Aurora II.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1877: Performed as De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent by Aurora II in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town on 17 July, with De Verstrooiden (Kotzebue/Van Holtrop).

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 459, 471

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