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| | (18**-18**?) Amateur song writer, dancer and actor, theatre administrator, compiler of "geselskaps liedere", publisher of an Almanac and sworn court translator. | | (18**-18**?) Amateur song writer, dancer and actor, theatre administrator, compiler of "geselskaps liedere", publisher of an Almanac and sworn court translator. |
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| − | == Biography ==
| + | '''See [[Johannes Jacobus de Kock]]''' |
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| − | Born '''Johannes Jacobus de Kock''' in Cape Town, he studied at the school ''Tot Nut van 't Algemeen'' ("Of use to all") , and became a local actor, author and businessman - compiler of an Almanac ("De Zuid-Afrikaansche blygeestige Almanak en Naamlyst voor het jaar onzes Heeren" ) and a "general agent and sworn translator" (see Bosman, 1928: p. 495).
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| − | He is one of a number of persons named '''De Kock''' active in theatre between 1825 and 1837. However, besides the individuals listed as [[A. de Kock]] and [[K. de Kock]], it is unclear from [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] whether the individuals referred to variously as [[J.J. de Kock]], [[J. de Kock]] or [[J. de Kock C. zoon]] by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 231) are all the same person, as suggests, or are possibly only relations. However, it does seem as these were all merely variations of his name.
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| − | Besides his theatrical work he was also the compiler of songs, among which the collection ''Nieuwe Hollandsche Gezelschapsliederen'' (1852).
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| − | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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| − | He was a strong supporter of [[C.E. Boniface]] in the 1830s, was most probably a member of the amateur society [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] in Cape Town, and definitely named as the secretary of the amateur company [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the period 1834 till 1838 (sometimes credited as [[J.J. de Kock]], sometimes as [[J. de Kock]] or as "J.J. de Kock Cz"). By 1837/8 he seemed to be in control of the company, or a segment of it. On occasion he also sold the tickets at his offices at 20 Wale Street for performances, e.g. for a presentation of ''[[A Fantasmagorie]]'' ([[M. Decanis]]).
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| − | On 10 September 1836 [[Vlyt en Kunst]] did a production of ''[[Montoni, of Het kasteel van Udolpho]]'' (Duval/Radcliffe, tr Bruggemans) followed by ''[[Nog Net Zoo|Nognetzoo]]'' ([[Charles Etienne Boniface|Boniface]]), as a benefit performance for De Kock, to cover the costs incurred in a court case he had lost against [[J. Suasso de Lima]] - the sworn enemy of his mentor and colleague Boniface. A few years later, in he himself became the butt of Boniface's ire and satire in the play ''[[Kockincoz, or The Pettifogging Lawyer's Plot]]''.
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| − | '''As an performer'''
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| − | He played many roles under the various names, including:
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| − | As [[J. de Kock]]: Performed for the [[Dutch]] amateur company [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], listed as one of the "snydersjongens" and a "Dansende Turk" in ''[[De Burger Edelman]]'' (1825), [[Charles Etienne Boniface|C.E. Boniface]]'s translation of ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme]]'' (Molière).
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| − | As [[J. de Kock, C. zoon]]: Played "Leonora" in ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedielootjie]]'' , performed by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 19 July 1834;
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| − | As [[J.J. de Kock]]: Performed "certain amusements" undertaken as part of an evening's entertainment, following on a presentation of a ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'' by [[M. Decanis]] billed as being "from the Theatre Royal, Paris", on 7 March, 1837 in Cape Town.
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| − | '''As director:'''
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| − | He also directed the occasional play for [[Vlyt en Kunst]], including ''[[Montoni, of Het kasteel van Udolpho]]'' (Duval/Radcliffe, tr Bruggemans) in the [[Liefhebbery Toneel]] on 9 September, 1838.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 231, 282, 322. 328, 330, 335-342, 372-3, 383-7, 495.
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| − | Elizabeth Conradie, 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1'' (1652-1875). J.H. de Bussy, Pretoria / H.A.U.M., Kaapstad 1934:p.272[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/conr002holl01_01_0012.php]
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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