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| − | [[P. de Waal]](1875-1949) was a church minister and playwright. | + | #REDIRECT [[Pieter de Waal]] |
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| − | ==Biography==
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| − | Brother of playwright [[J.H.H. de Waal]],
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| − | Besides his editorial duties he wrote articles and pamphlets, as well as a number plays, mostly with a biblical theme and intended for spreading the gospel. The productions of the plays were vedry popular in his time, and the published plays include ''[[Omgeswaai]]'' ("Turned around"), ''[[Die Bekeerde Jodin]]'' ("Converted Jewess"), ''[[Delila]]'', ''[[Erns Eerlik]]'' ("Honest Ernest") , ''[[Mej. Skender]]'' ("Miss ") and ''[[Die Familie Brein]]'' ("The family brain").
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| − | He also wrote a farce called ''[['n Les oor di Tier]]'', similar to his brother's piece ''[['n Les]]'' for performance by the Christian youth society ([[CJV]]) of Cape Town's [[Nieuwe Kerk]]. His play was later combined with that of his brother, to create a longer play called ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]'', (possibly translated and performed as ''[[The Selfish Schoolteacher]]'' by the [[Christelike Jongeliedenvereniging|CJV]] of Warmwater near Oudtshoorn in 1914).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_de_Waal
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| − | Binge, 1969.
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