Difference between revisions of "Die Hanekom Geselskap"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(6 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”) is one of a number of names under which the various [[Afrikaans]] companies founded by or involving [[Hendrik Hanekom]] and [[Mathilde Hanekom]] were known.  
+
[[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”) is one of a number of names under which the various [[Afrikaans]] companies founded by or involving [[Hendrik Hanekom]] (1893-1952) and [[Mathilde Hanekom]] (1896-1976) were known.  
  
First founded as [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company", 1925-6; 1928-1930) (or [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers]],  i.e.  "The Afrikaans Players"), then briefly known as [[Die Hanekom-Van Zyl-Geselskap]] (1931).  
+
Other names include '''[[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]]''' ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company", 1925-6; 1928-1930) (or '''[[Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers]]''',  i.e.  "The Afrikaans Players"), and '''[[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]]''' ("The Hanekoms' Company").
 +
 +
== [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company") ==
 +
 +
This was one of the two first companies of [[Afrikaans]] professional players to be founded in South Africa. First founded as [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company") or [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers]] ("The Afrikaans Players"), it existed for two periods - 1925-6; 1928-1930.
  
In 1935 however they seem to have formally assumed the name [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (or [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]] i.e. “The Hanekom's Company”), to go on tour with [[D.C. Postma]]'s  ''[[Oom Paul]]'' till mid 1938. The performances were alternated with lighter fare (usually German farces or comedies in Afrikaans).  The company started out in partnership with [[Elsa Fouché]] and [[Willie Beckmann]], but after a few performances Fouche and Beckmann married and began their own company, to be replaced by [[Berdine Grünewald]] and  [[Jaques Lochner]]. However, the Hanekom company was relatively stable and boasted a number of other loyal and competent players, such as [[Irma du Plessis]] and [[Tonius Ferreira]]. 
+
Founded in 1925
  
== Sources ==
 
 
(See Binge, 1969: 176; Minnaar-Vos, 19**) 
 
 
 
== For more information ==
 
  
 +
Reconstituted in 1928 by [[Hendrik Hanekom]], with [[Mathilde Hanekom]],[[Wena Naudé]], [[Willem van Zyl]], [[Leon Hofmeyr]] and [[Stephan Borcherds]].  They managed to get the rights to ''[[Oorskotjie]]'' (''[[Scampolo]]'' by Dario Niccodemi) from [[African Theatres]] and toured the play - with Wena Naudé in the lead -  throughout the country, to the smallest towns from April till November 1928. In 1929 they did ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (lit "Innocently Sentenced"), said to be by one "Bayard Veiller", which was also a great box-office success. In May 1929 [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] joined the company for the tour and in 1930 [[James Norval]]. In 1930 followed ''[[Die Uur van Vergelding]]'' (1930).
  
 +
In 1931 the company changed its name to the [[Hanekom-Van Zyl Geselskap]], with [[Wena Naudé]] and her husband [[Willem van Zyl]] as partners
  
== Return to ==
+
== [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]] ==
  
 +
After spending 1932-4 in Bloemfontein, running a drama school and performing locally with their students, the Hanekom family started a new venture, now called [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] ("The Hanekom Company"), or [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]] ("The Hanekoms' Company"), to go on tour with [[D.C. Postma]]'s  ''[[Oom Paul]]'' till mid 1938. The performances were alternated with lighter fare (usually German farces or comedies in Afrikaans).  The company started out in partnership with [[Elsa Fouché]] and [[Willie Beckmann]], but after a few performances Fouche and Beckmann married and began their own company, to be replaced by [[Berdine Grünewald]] and  [[Jaques Lochner]]. However, the Hanekom company was relatively stable and boasted a number of other loyal and competent players, such as [[Irma du Plessis]] and [[Tonius Ferreira]]. 
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
+
It would be active from 1935 till the beginnings of the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) in 1948, making a final appearance in 1951 with ''[[En Waar Was Jy Gisteraand?]]''.
  
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
+
They also had a youth company, called '''[[Die Hanekoms se Jongspan]]''' ("The Hanekoms' young people or young team"), which did ''[[Stiefkind van die Skepper]]'' in 1947 and ''[[Trou is nie Perdekoop]]'' in 1948.
 
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
 
 
[[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”) is one of the names under which  various [[Afrikaans]] companies founded by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] and [[Mathilde Hanekom]] were popularly known.
 
 
 
Other names are [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”),  [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] and [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers]] ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company" and "The Afrikaans Players").
 
 
 
In 1935 however they seem to have formally assumed the name [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (or [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]])  to go on tour with [[D.C. Postma]]'''[[Oom Paul]]'' till mid 1938. The performances were alternated with lighter fare (usually German farces or comedies in Afrikaans).  The company started out in partnership with [[Elsa Fouché]] and [[Willie Beckmann]], but after a few performances Fouche and Beckmann married and began their own company, to be replaced by [[Berdine Grünewald]] and  [[Jaques Lochner]]. However, the Hanekom company was relatively stable and boasted a number of other loyal and competent players, such as [[Irma du Plessis]] and [[Tonius Ferreira]].
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
(See Binge, 1969: 176; Minnaar-Vos, 19**) 
+
[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 143, 150, 174-6, 195.
  
 
+
[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
== For more information ==
 
  
  
 +
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==
 
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

Latest revision as of 07:56, 7 October 2019

Die Hanekom Geselskap (“The Hanekom Company”) is one of a number of names under which the various Afrikaans companies founded by or involving Hendrik Hanekom (1893-1952) and Mathilde Hanekom (1896-1976) were known.

Other names include Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company", 1925-6; 1928-1930) (or Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers, i.e. "The Afrikaans Players"), and Die Hanekoms se Geselskap ("The Hanekoms' Company").

Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company")

This was one of the two first companies of Afrikaans professional players to be founded in South Africa. First founded as Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company") or Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers ("The Afrikaans Players"), it existed for two periods - 1925-6; 1928-1930.

Founded in 1925


Reconstituted in 1928 by Hendrik Hanekom, with Mathilde Hanekom,Wena Naudé, Willem van Zyl, Leon Hofmeyr and Stephan Borcherds. They managed to get the rights to Oorskotjie (Scampolo by Dario Niccodemi) from African Theatres and toured the play - with Wena Naudé in the lead - throughout the country, to the smallest towns from April till November 1928. In 1929 they did Onskuldig Veroordeel (lit "Innocently Sentenced"), said to be by one "Bayard Veiller", which was also a great box-office success. In May 1929 Siegfried Mynhardt joined the company for the tour and in 1930 James Norval. In 1930 followed Die Uur van Vergelding (1930).

In 1931 the company changed its name to the Hanekom-Van Zyl Geselskap, with Wena Naudé and her husband Willem van Zyl as partners

Die Hanekoms se Geselskap

After spending 1932-4 in Bloemfontein, running a drama school and performing locally with their students, the Hanekom family started a new venture, now called Die Hanekom Geselskap ("The Hanekom Company"), or Die Hanekoms se Geselskap ("The Hanekoms' Company"), to go on tour with D.C. Postma's Oom Paul till mid 1938. The performances were alternated with lighter fare (usually German farces or comedies in Afrikaans). The company started out in partnership with Elsa Fouché and Willie Beckmann, but after a few performances Fouche and Beckmann married and began their own company, to be replaced by Berdine Grünewald and Jaques Lochner. However, the Hanekom company was relatively stable and boasted a number of other loyal and competent players, such as Irma du Plessis and Tonius Ferreira.

It would be active from 1935 till the beginnings of the National Theatre Organisation (NTO) in 1948, making a final appearance in 1951 with En Waar Was Jy Gisteraand?.

They also had a youth company, called Die Hanekoms se Jongspan ("The Hanekoms' young people or young team"), which did Stiefkind van die Skepper in 1947 and Trou is nie Perdekoop in 1948.

Sources

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 143, 150, 174-6, 195.

Anna Minnaar-Vos 1969. Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van Hendrik en Mathilde Hanekom. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.


Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page