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''[[Meisies van Vervloë Jare]]'' ("Girls of years gone by") is a one-act play by [[Bartho Smit]] (1924 - 1986). | ''[[Meisies van Vervloë Jare]]'' ("Girls of years gone by") is a one-act play by [[Bartho Smit]] (1924 - 1986). | ||
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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A one act play dealing with a number of older people, waiting for a young boy. This was Smit's first play, written during the early 1950s and first performed by the [[National Theatre Organization]] in 1959 in a | + | A one act play dealing with a number of older people, waiting for a young boy. This was Smit's first play, written during the early 1950s and first performed by the [[National Theatre Organization]] in 1959 in a double-bill with ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'' first performed by the [[National Theatre Organization]] in 1959 in a double-bill with ''[[Moeder Hanna]]''. |
The text was published in the collection ''[[Rooibruin Blare en Ander Eenakters]]'' by [[Afrikaanse Persboekhandel]] 1968 and in ''[[Losgoed]]'' ("loose effects, movable property, etc.", a collection of Smit's writings) by [[Perskor]] in 1974. | The text was published in the collection ''[[Rooibruin Blare en Ander Eenakters]]'' by [[Afrikaanse Persboekhandel]] 1968 and in ''[[Losgoed]]'' ("loose effects, movable property, etc.", a collection of Smit's writings) by [[Perskor]] in 1974. | ||
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1959: First produced as a double bill with ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'' by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in its [[NTO Kamertoneel]], directed by [[Bartho Smit]] himself. | 1959: First produced as a double bill with ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'' by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in its [[NTO Kamertoneel]], directed by [[Bartho Smit]] himself. | ||
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| + | 1970s?: Performed in Benoni by pupils of the [[Hoërskool Randburg]] under the direction of [[Bartho Smit]], as an entry in a drama competition organised by the Transvaal Education Department. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1983. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur'' (Vol. 2)Tafelberg Uitgewers: p429[https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/kann003gesk02_01_0011.php] | [[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1983. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur'' (Vol. 2)Tafelberg Uitgewers: p429[https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/kann003gesk02_01_0011.php] | ||
| − | https://www.litnet.co.za/bartho-smit-1924-1987/ | + | W.F. van Rooyen. 1984. "1974-1984" In: [[Chris Barnard]]. 1984. ''Bartho. By geleentheid van sy sestigste verjaardag'' Johannesburg: [[Perskor]]. |
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| + | [[Erika Terblanche]]. 2018. "[[Bartho Smit]] (1924–1987)" [[ATKV|LitNet-Skrywersalbum]][https://www.litnet.co.za/bartho-smit-1924-1987/] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:31, 17 March 2021
Meisies van Vervloë Jare ("Girls of years gone by") is a one-act play by Bartho Smit (1924 - 1986).
Also found as Meisies van Vervloë Dae ("Girls of days gone by") in some sources.
Contents
The original text
A one act play dealing with a number of older people, waiting for a young boy. This was Smit's first play, written during the early 1950s and first performed by the National Theatre Organization in 1959 in a double-bill with Moeder Hanna first performed by the National Theatre Organization in 1959 in a double-bill with Moeder Hanna.
The text was published in the collection Rooibruin Blare en Ander Eenakters by Afrikaanse Persboekhandel 1968 and in Losgoed ("loose effects, movable property, etc.", a collection of Smit's writings) by Perskor in 1974.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1959: First produced as a double bill with Moeder Hanna by National Theatre Organisation in its NTO Kamertoneel, directed by Bartho Smit himself.
1970s?: Performed in Benoni by pupils of the Hoërskool Randburg under the direction of Bartho Smit, as an entry in a drama competition organised by the Transvaal Education Department.
Sources
Lantern, 9(2):195. 1959.
J.C. Kannemeyer. 1983. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur (Vol. 2)Tafelberg Uitgewers: p429[1]
W.F. van Rooyen. 1984. "1974-1984" In: Chris Barnard. 1984. Bartho. By geleentheid van sy sestigste verjaardag Johannesburg: Perskor.
Erika Terblanche. 2018. "Bartho Smit (1924–1987)" LitNet-Skrywersalbum[2]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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