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("The Bet") by [[Melt Brink]]. An Afrikaans one-act farce. Performed in 1905?*, published in 1905, reprinted 1915, 1920.   
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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.
  
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== The original text ==
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Apparently based on a poem by a P.J Kikkert, it was written for [[Aurora|Aurora II]] and first performed in 1871. The original text was published in [[Kaaps-Hollands]] ("[[Cape-Dutch]]") in 1905 by HAUM, Cape Town, and then re-issed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Weddenskap]]'' in 1915.
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== Translations and adaptations ==
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The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation ''[[Ons Hou Konsert|Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' by [[Robert Mohr]] (1983).
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== Performances ==
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1871: First performed in [[Cape-Dutch]] by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 4 May, with ''[[Misdaad en Wroeging]]'' (Meys)
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1873: Performed in in [[Cape-Dutch]]  by Aurora II on 4 September, with ''[[Haat en Liefde]]'' (Bonin/Moolenijzer)
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1905?: Possibly performed by [[Aurora]] in Cape Town.
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1983: Performed as part of ''[[Ons Hou Konsert|Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' ([[Melt Brink]]/[[Robert Mohr]]) by [[CAPAB]]  in Cape Town.
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== Sources ==
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http://www.litnet.co.za/melt-j-brink-1842-1925/
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''[[Ons Hou Konsert II]]'', theatre programme 1983.
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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.459, 466, 468
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[[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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Revision as of 06:09, 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 a P.J Kikkert, it was written for Aurora II and first performed in 1871. The original text was published in Kaaps-Hollands ("Cape-Dutch") in 1905 by HAUM, Cape Town, and then re-issed in Afrikaans as Die Weddenskap in 1915.

Translations and adaptations

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 Cape-Dutch by Aurora II on 4 May, with Misdaad en Wroeging (Meys)

1873: Performed in in Cape-Dutch by Aurora II on 4 September, with Haat en Liefde (Bonin/Moolenijzer)

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.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.459, 466, 468

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

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

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