Elsa Niemeyer
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Elsa Niemeyer (18*-19*). Actress.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She played the role of the messenger in the first, ground-breaking production of C. Louis Leipoldt's Die Heks in 1925, opposite Paul de Groot and Stephanie Faure in the leading roles.
She wrote verses for children and illustrated Elsie die Veldkindjie, a play for children.
Sources
Ons Vaderland, 26 April 1925.
SACat: A union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.
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