Christiaan de Wet Marais - Revision history

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 He appears to have been an avid theatre and film enthusiast, both acting in plays and films and and translating dramatic works.
-Ludwig Binge calls him a "staatmaker" ("reliable member") of the [[Hendrik Hanekom Geselskap]] and later of [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], the theatre school founded in Bloemfontein by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] in 1932.
+Ludwig Binge calls him a "staatmaker" ("reliable member") of the [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] and later of [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], the theatre school founded in Bloemfontein by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] in 1932.
 He is specifically mentioned as a leading actor in the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel, which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands.  The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a  cast that also featured Marais's future wife.

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 He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into [[Afrikaans]] and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]] in June 1937.
-The following year he played the role of Governor "Willem Adriaan van der Stel" in the film ''[[Die Bou van 'n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
+The following year (1938) he played the role of Governor "Willem Adriaan van der Stel" in the film ''[[Die Bou van 'n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
-In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''.  It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town.  He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).
+In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''.  It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town.
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 He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into [[Afrikaans]] and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]] in June 1937.
-The following year he played the role of Governer Willem Adriaan van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
+The following year he played the role of Governor "Willem Adriaan van der Stel" in the film ''[[Die Bou van 'n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
 In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''.  It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town.  He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).

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 Ludwig Binge calls him a "staatmaker" ("reliable member") of the [[Hendrik Hanekom Geselskap]] and later of [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], the theatre school founded in Bloemfontein by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] in 1932.
-He is specifically mentioned as a leading actor in the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel ()[], which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands.  The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a  cast that also featured Marais's future wife.
+He is specifically mentioned as a leading actor in the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel, which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands.  The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a  cast that also featured Marais's future wife.
 He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into [[Afrikaans]] and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]] in June 1937.

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 Ludwig Binge calls him a "staatmaker" ("reliable member") of the [[Hendrik Hanekom Geselskap]] and later of [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], the theatre school founded in Bloemfontein by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] in 1932.
-He is specifically mentioned as an actor by Binge and others was the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel ()[], which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands.  The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a  cast that also featured Marais's future wife.
+He is specifically mentioned as a leading actor in the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel ()[], which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands.  The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a  cast that also featured Marais's future wife.
 He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into [[Afrikaans]] and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]] in June 1937.

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 In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''.  It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town.  He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).
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 == Sources ==
 ''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23
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 ''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.
-Binge, L.W.B. - Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950) (1969)
+[[L.W.B. Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)'', [[J.L. van Schaik]] (1969)
 http://docplayer.nl/34996739-Willem-frederik-mondriaan-n-biografiese-skets-deur-jan-karel-bosch-1.html

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 In 1936 Marais married the Dutch-born [[Anna Christina Snoek]] (1903-1941), who had appeared on the stage with him in the Bloemfontein production of ''[[Joan Woutersz]]''.
 He died on 12 January, 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery.
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-[[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] (1903 – d. 12/01/1972) was a pharmacist, translator and an occasional actor.
+[[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] (1903–1972) was a pharmacist, translator and an occasional actor.
 Also found as '''[[C. de Wet Marais]]'''.
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 In 1936 Marais married the Dutch-born [[Anna Christina Snoek]] (1903-1941), who had appeared on the stage with him in the Bloemfontein production of ''[[Joan Woutersz]]''.
-He died in 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery.
+He died on 12 January, 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery.
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