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''[[De Tijdgeest]]'' ("The ) is a [[Dutch]]  comedy in three acts by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842-1925).
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''[[De Tijdgeest]]'' ("The spirit of time") is a [[Dutch]]  comedy in three acts by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842-1925).
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Written in 1875, the play was inspired by a poem by W.J. van Zegelen.
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Written for performance by the [[Rederijkers]] in 1875, the play was inspired by a poem by W.J. van Zegelen.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
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1875 Performed by [[Aurora II]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town on 25 April, with ''[[Arthur de Beaumont, of De Franctireur van Neufville]]'' (Van der Stempel).
1875 Performed by [[Aurora II]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town on 25 April, with ''[[De Tijdgeest]]'' (Brink).
 
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 05:18, 1 March 2018

De Tijdgeest ("The spirit of time") is a Dutch comedy in three acts by Melt J. Brink (1842-1925).

The original text

Written for performance by the Rederijkers in 1875, the play was inspired by a poem by W.J. van Zegelen.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1875 Performed by Aurora II in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town on 25 April, with Arthur de Beaumont, of De Franctireur van Neufville (Van der Stempel).

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 459, 470

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