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''[[De Weddenschap]]'' ("The Bet") is a one-act farce in [[Dutch]]-[[Afrikaans]] by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842–1925).   
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''[[De Weddenschap]]'' ("The Bet") is a one-act farce in [[Cape Dutch]] ([[Dutch]]-[[Afrikaans]]) by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842–1925).   
  
 
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Also known as ''[[Die Weddenskap]]'' after 1915.  
Also known as ''[[Die Weddenskap]]''.  
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Translations and adaptations ==
 
== Translations and adaptations ==
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In 1915 an [[Afrikaans]] version, known henceforth as ''[[Die Weddenskap]]'', was published. 
  
 
The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation ''[[Ons Hou Konsert|Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' by [[Robert Mohr]] (1983).
 
The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation ''[[Ons Hou Konsert|Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' by [[Robert Mohr]] (1983).

Revision as of 05:48, 16 July 2021

De Weddenschap ("The Bet") is a one-act farce in Cape Dutch (Dutch-Afrikaans) by Melt J. Brink (1842–1925).

Also known as Die Weddenskap after 1915.

The original text

Apparently based on a poem by P.J Kikkert it was first performed by Aurora II in 1871

Translations and adaptations

In 1915 an Afrikaans version, known henceforth as Die Weddenskap, was published.

The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation Ons Hou Konsert II by Robert Mohr (1983).

Performances

1871: First performed in Dutch by Aurora II on 4 May, with Misdaad en Wroeging (Meys)

1905?: Possibly performed by Aurora in Cape Town.

1983: Performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert II (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by CAPAB in Cape Town.

Sources

http://www.litnet.co.za/melt-j-brink-1842-1925/

Ons Hou Konsert II, theatre programme 1983.

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

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