O, die Muise, of Stemreg vir Vrouwe
O, die Muise, of Stemreg vir Vrouwe ("Oh, the mice, or the vote for women") is an Afrikaans one-act farce by Melt Brink.
Also referred to simply as O, die Muise by some authors.
See also Ons Hou Konsert
Contents
The original text
Published in 1908 by J.H. de Bussy, reprinted 1912, 1915, 1920.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in 1908?* by **,
In 196* Robert Mohr rediscovered the Brink plays and used this text as well as Die Egskeiding in his compilation, entitled Ons Hou Konsert (CAPAB, 1967, SWAPAC in 1981). Published by DALRO, 1973.
In 1974 Charlotte du Toit directed a version of the one-act at The Space (Cape Town) as a lunch-hour presentation, with Mary Dreyer, Dawid Malan and Johann van der Merwe. **** The text originally published by **
Sources
Astbury 1979.
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