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["Let the Candles Burn!"] A one-act [[Afrikaans]] nativity play by [[Gerhard J. Beukes]]. A play with about a mother who hands over her child to the soldiers of Herod in order te rescue the child Christ.
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An [[Afrikaans]] nativity play ("'n Kersspel" = lit: "A Christmas Play") by [[Gerhard J. Beukes]]. A one-act play about a mother who hands over her child to the soldiers of Herod in order te rescue the child Christ.
  
First performed and published in 1945.  
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First performed and published in the collection ''[[Laat die Kerse Brand! en Ander Eenbedrywe]]'' ("Let the Candles Burn! and Other One-act Plays") by [[J.L. van Schaik]], 1945.  
  
Often re-published in a range of collections, including ''[[Kollig]]'' by [[Tafelberg]]; ''[[Vyfling]]'' by [[Nasboek]]; and in ''[[Viertal/Skemer]]'' en ''[[Masker/Kortgesprek]]'' ***.
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Also re-published in a range of play collections, including ''[[Kerse Teen die Wind: Tien Eenbedrywe]]'' (1950), ''[[Kollig]]'' by [[Tafelberg]]; ''[[Vyfling]]'' by [[Nasboek]]; and in ''[[Viertal/Skemer]]'' en ''[[Masker/Kortgesprek]]'' ***.
  
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== Sources ==
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Google Books (1953 print) http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Laat_die_kerse_brand_n_kersspel.html?id=QokatwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
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[[J.C. Kannemeyer]], ''[[Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur 2]]''. [[Academica]], Pretoria / Cape Town / Johannesburg 1983, p45[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/kann003gesk02_01_0003.php]
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Revision as of 08:15, 14 November 2014

An Afrikaans nativity play ("'n Kersspel" = lit: "A Christmas Play") by Gerhard J. Beukes. A one-act play about a mother who hands over her child to the soldiers of Herod in order te rescue the child Christ.

First performed and published in the collection Laat die Kerse Brand! en Ander Eenbedrywe ("Let the Candles Burn! and Other One-act Plays") by J.L. van Schaik, 1945.

Also re-published in a range of play collections, including Kerse Teen die Wind: Tien Eenbedrywe (1950), Kollig by Tafelberg; Vyfling by Nasboek; and in Viertal/Skemer en Masker/Kortgesprek ***.


Sources

Google Books (1953 print) http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Laat_die_kerse_brand_n_kersspel.html?id=QokatwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

J.C. Kannemeyer, Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur 2. Academica, Pretoria / Cape Town / Johannesburg 1983, p45[1]


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