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''[[De Oudste Zoon]]'' ('the eldest son"), claimed to be by Van de Velde.  
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''[[De Oudste Zoon]]'' ('the eldest son") is a [[Dutch]] play in two acts ascribed to a "[[P. van de Velde]]" (fl. 1860s?). 
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==The original text==
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According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) the play is an original "tragedy" by Van de Velde, which suggests the author may possibly have been a local writer and a member of [[Aurora II]] in the 1868.
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However, Van de Velde is also mentioned by Bosman as the translator (from the French) of a piece called ''[[Het Testament]]'', which does suggest that this ''[[De Oudste Zoon]]''  may also have been an early adaptation by Van de Velde of a French text, in this case '''''[[Le Fils aîné de Veuve]]''''' ("The eldest son of the widow")[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Fils_a%C3%AEn%C3%A9_de_veuve_drame_vaudeville_en.html?id=e8aqvwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y], a one-act French "drame-vaudeville" by Edmond-Frédéric Prieur Lubize (published by Jouhaud, 1836).
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Another [[Dutch]] play - '''''[[De Oudste Zoon des Huizes]]''''' ("The eldest son of the house") by H.P. Dewald - also appears to have been a version of  Lubize's French text. Published in 1886 it is referred to as a short [[Dutch]] play in 2 acts, written for the [[Rederijkers]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1868: A reading of the ''[[De Oudste Zoon]]'' was done in the hall of the [[Germania Liedertafel]], Cape Town by [[Aurora II]] on 6 August, along with a performance of ''[[Jan Sukkel]]'' by Wijnstok.
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== Sources ==
  
This may possibly be an early  version of the unknown French original that was later translated from the French into Dutch verse and became ''[[De oudste zoon des huizes]]'' by H.P. Dewald, a short play in 2 acts , written for the Rederijkers, published 1886
 
  
 
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_noo001188601_01/_noo001188601_01_0079.php
 
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_noo001188601_01/_noo001188601_01_0079.php
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https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Fils_a%C3%AEn%C3%A9_de_veuve_drame_vaudeville_en.html?id=e8aqvwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 24 December 2020

De Oudste Zoon ('the eldest son") is a Dutch play in two acts ascribed to a "P. van de Velde" (fl. 1860s?).

The original text

According to F.C.L. Bosman (1980) the play is an original "tragedy" by Van de Velde, which suggests the author may possibly have been a local writer and a member of Aurora II in the 1868.

However, Van de Velde is also mentioned by Bosman as the translator (from the French) of a piece called Het Testament, which does suggest that this De Oudste Zoon may also have been an early adaptation by Van de Velde of a French text, in this case Le Fils aîné de Veuve ("The eldest son of the widow")[1], a one-act French "drame-vaudeville" by Edmond-Frédéric Prieur Lubize (published by Jouhaud, 1836).

Another Dutch play - De Oudste Zoon des Huizes ("The eldest son of the house") by H.P. Dewald - also appears to have been a version of Lubize's French text. Published in 1886 it is referred to as a short Dutch play in 2 acts, written for the Rederijkers.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1868: A reading of the De Oudste Zoon was done in the hall of the Germania Liedertafel, Cape Town by Aurora II on 6 August, along with a performance of Jan Sukkel by Wijnstok.

Sources

http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_noo001188601_01/_noo001188601_01_0079.php

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Fils_a%C3%AEn%C3%A9_de_veuve_drame_vaudeville_en.html?id=e8aqvwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page