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1868: First performed in Cape Town by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 2 July, with Teengs's own afterpiece ''[[Opstand 1815]]'' ("Rebellion 1815").  
 
1868: First performed in Cape Town by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 2 July, with Teengs's own afterpiece ''[[Opstand 1815]]'' ("Rebellion 1815").  
  
1868: Performed in in Paarl later in July , with the farce ''[[Niet of Graag]]'' as afterpiece.  
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1868: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II] in Paarl some time later in July , with the farce ''[[Niet of Graag]]'' (Andersen) as afterpiece.  
  
1869: Performed under the auspices of the Orange Free State President [[J.H. Brand]] on 8 July.
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1868: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II] in the ''[[Germania Hall]], Cape Town on 28 July , with the farce ''[[Niet of Graag]]'' (Andersen) as afterpiece.
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1869: Performed in the [[Germania Hall]], Cape Town, by [[Aurora|Aurora II], under the auspices of the Orange Free State President [[J.H. Brand]] on 8 July, with ''[[Het Origineele Testament]]'' ([[Melt J. Brink|Brink]]) and ''[[De Liefhebbery Comedie in de War]]'' (A.A. van der Stempel).
  
 
1869: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] in the [[Wynberg Aided School]], Wynberg, Cape Town in August, with ''[[Tante Trui]]'' (Anon) as afterpiece.
 
1869: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] in the [[Wynberg Aided School]], Wynberg, Cape Town in August, with ''[[Tante Trui]]'' (Anon) as afterpiece.

Revision as of 06:37, 18 January 2018

Willem Nel is a locally written 4-act Dutch tragedy by H.W. Teengs (fl 1860-1890).


The original text

The play deals with an episode out of the history of the Border farmers (1815-1835).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1868: First performed in Cape Town by Aurora II on 2 July, with Teengs's own afterpiece Opstand 1815 ("Rebellion 1815").

1868: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II] in Paarl some time later in July , with the farce Niet of Graag (Andersen) as afterpiece.

1868: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II] in the Germania Hall, Cape Town on 28 July , with the farce Niet of Graag (Andersen) as afterpiece.

1869: Performed in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, by [[Aurora|Aurora II], under the auspices of the Orange Free State President J.H. Brand on 8 July, with Het Origineele Testament (Brink) and De Liefhebbery Comedie in de War (A.A. van der Stempel).

1869: Performed by Aurora II in the Wynberg Aided School, Wynberg, Cape Town in August, with Tante Trui (Anon) as afterpiece.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.


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