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Satj: /* Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense as the name of a theatre company */

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Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense as the name of a theatre company

Satj: /* Boniface's company */

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Boniface's company

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Sources

Satj: /* The Multilingual company */

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The Multilingual company

Satj: /* The Multilingual company */

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The Multilingual company

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Plays produced

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 The motto  on a number of occasions served - formally and informally as the name of certain companies. (In some instances even shortened to "[[Honi]]" in adverts, reviews and other publications.)
 ==Villet's company==
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 ==Boniface's company==
-In 1823 they performed as "[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]]" again, now with [[C.E. Boniface]] as formal manager. Also later referred to as [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]] or [[The South African Amateurs]] in most adverts. By 1826 Boniface, and hence the company, had run into financial dififcultiees, and their are last mentioned under this name in 1828.
+In 1823 they performed as "[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]]" again, now with [[C.E. Boniface]] as formal manager. From 1825 onwards also referred to as [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]] (also written [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]], and meaning  "The South African Amateur Theatrical Company") or [[The South African Amateurs]] in most adverts. By 1826 Boniface, and hence the company, had run into financial dififculties, and their are last mentioned under this name in 1828.
 In 1833 Boniface had restarted, but now his company is initially called [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] (1833) and eventually [[Vlyt en Kunst]] (1834-1837).

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 In 1823 they performed as "[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]]" again, now with [[C.E. Boniface]] as formal manager. Also later referred to as [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]] or [[The South African Amateurs]] in most adverts. By 1826 Boniface, and hence the company, had run into financial dififcultiees, and their are last mentioned under this name in 1828.
-In 1833 Bonficae had restarted, but now his company is initially called [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] (1833) and eventually [[Vlyt en Kunst]] (1834-1837).
+In 1833 Boniface had restarted, but now his company is initially called [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] (1833) and eventually [[Vlyt en Kunst]] (1834-1837).
 All in all [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] had an enormous impact on the development of Boniface's art and on the [[Afrikaans]] theatre in particular.

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].
-[[Jill Fletcher]], 1994;
+[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
-[[P.W. Laidler]], 1926;
+[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
-[[P.J. du Toit]],  1988
+[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce.
 [TH, JH]

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 ==The Multilingual company==
-With the collapse of the [[French Theatre Company]] and the founding of the [[Dutch]] Company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] , the shortened version of the motto, [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], ''formally'' became the name of a  bilingual (perhaps even trilingual) company. The company was initially referred to as " Het [[Afrikaansche Liefhebbery Gezelschap]]" ("the African Amateur Company") with its first production, that of [[C.E. Boniface]]'s ballet pantomime ''[[Het Beleg van Troyen]]'' in 1813 (referred to as ), but assumed its motto as name in 1814, when it was first used in the advertisment for the Boniface's next ballet,  ''[[Sappho]]'', to open on July 4, 1815.  It was an  extremely disciplined and influential multilingual company, managed by [[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]], which performed in [[Dutch]], French, English, or a combination thereof. It appears to have been without competition in 1814-1816, but was then overshadowed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]], especially during 1817-18, and in 1819, as English theatre  became strong again, it became part of [[Men Doet Wat Men Kan.
+With the collapse of the [[French Theatre Company]] and the founding of the [[Dutch]] Company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] , the shortened version of the motto, [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], ''formally'' became the name of a  bilingual (perhaps even trilingual) company. The company was initially referred to as " Het [[Afrikaansche Liefhebbery Gezelschap]]" ("the African Amateur Company") with its first production, that of [[C.E. Boniface]]'s ballet pantomime ''[[Het Beleg van Troyen]]'' in 1813 (referred to as [[Geselskap van Liefhebbers "Inboorlingen"]]), but assumed its motto as name in 1814, when it was first used in the advertisment for the Boniface's next ballet,  ''[[Sappho]]'', to open on July 4, 1815.  It was an  extremely disciplined and influential multilingual company, managed by [[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]], which performed in [[Dutch]], French, English, or a combination thereof. It appears to have been without competition in 1814-1816, but was then overshadowed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]], especially during 1817-18, and in 1819, as English theatre  became strong again, it became part of [[Men Doet Wat Men Kan.
 Among its other '''productions''' in this period include:

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 ==The Multilingual company==
-With the collapse of the [[French Theatre Company]] and the founding of the [[Dutch]] Company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] , the shortened version of the motto, [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], ''formally'' became the name of a  bilingual (perhaps even trilingual) company. The company was initially referred to as " Het [[Afrikaansche Liefhebbery Gezelschap]]" ("the African Amateur Company") with its first production, that of [[C.E. Boniface]]'s ballet pantomime ''[[Het Beleg van Troyen]]'' in 1813, but assumed its motto as name in 1814, when it was first used in the advertisment for the Boniface's next ballet,  ''[[Sappho]]'', to open on July 4, 1815.  It was an  extremely disciplined and influential multilingual company, managed by [[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]], which performed in [[Dutch]], French, English, or a combination thereof. It appears to have been without competition in 1814-1816, but was then overshadowed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]], especially during 1817-18, and in 1819, as English theatre  became strong again, it became part of [[Men Doet Wat Men Kan.
+With the collapse of the [[French Theatre Company]] and the founding of the [[Dutch]] Company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] , the shortened version of the motto, [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], ''formally'' became the name of a  bilingual (perhaps even trilingual) company. The company was initially referred to as " Het [[Afrikaansche Liefhebbery Gezelschap]]" ("the African Amateur Company") with its first production, that of [[C.E. Boniface]]'s ballet pantomime ''[[Het Beleg van Troyen]]'' in 1813 (referred to as ), but assumed its motto as name in 1814, when it was first used in the advertisment for the Boniface's next ballet,  ''[[Sappho]]'', to open on July 4, 1815.  It was an  extremely disciplined and influential multilingual company, managed by [[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]], which performed in [[Dutch]], French, English, or a combination thereof. It appears to have been without competition in 1814-1816, but was then overshadowed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]], especially during 1817-18, and in 1819, as English theatre  became strong again, it became part of [[Men Doet Wat Men Kan.
 Among its other '''productions''' in this period include:

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−	[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] ("Evil to him who evil thinks") is a saying ~~and motto~~, often used for theatrical purposes as motto and/or as name for a company.	+	[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] ("Evil to him who evil thinks") is a moral or saying, often used for theatrical purposes as motto and/or as name for a company.

	= "Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense" as motto =		= "Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense" as motto =

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:46, 20 November 2016
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−	Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense ("Evil to him who evil thinks") is a saying and motto, often used for theatrical purposes as motto and/or as name for a company.	+	[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] ("Evil to him who evil thinks") is a saying and motto, often used for theatrical purposes as motto and/or as name for a company.

	= "Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense" as motto =		= "Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense" as motto =

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 '''In 1825:''' ''[[De Burger Edelman]]'' (Molière/[[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]]), ''[[Luim en Goedhartigheid]]'' (Bindseil), ''[[Het Misverstand, of Elk is Een Dief in Zyne Nering]]'' ("K"),   ''[[De Vrouw met Twee Mannen]]'' (Pixérecourt), ''[[Limaçon de Dichter]]'' (Von Kotzebue/[[C.E. Boniface|Boniface]]), ''[[De Papegaai]]'' (Von Kotzebue),  ''[[Het Huwelyk van Jocrisse]]'' (Guillemain/Fallée) and ''[[The Liar]]'' (Foote).
-'''In 1826:''' ''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]'' (Von Kotzebue), ''[[De Twee Grenadiers, of Het Misverstand]] (Patrat),
+'''In 1826:''' ''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]'' (Von Kotzebue) and ''[[De Twee Grenadiers, of Het Misverstand]]'' (Patrat)
-'''In 1827:''' ''[[The Fashionable Lover]]'' (Cumberland) and''[[Botheration, or A Ten Year's Blunder]]'' (Oulton)
+'''In 1827:''' ''[[The Fashionable Lover]]'' (Cumberland) and ''[[Botheration, or A Ten Year's Blunder]]'' (Oulton)
 '''In 1828:''' ''[[Lodoiska]]'' (Kemble).

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 ==Boniface's company==
-In 1823 they performed as "[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]]" again, now with [[C.E. Boniface]] as formal manager. Also later referred to as [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]] or [[The South African Amateurs]] in most adverts. "Honi" became [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] in 1833 and eventually [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in 1834-1837. All in all had an enormous impact on the development of Boniface's art and on the [[Afrikaans]] theatre in particular.
+In 1823 they performed as "[[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]]" again, now with [[C.E. Boniface]] as formal manager. Also later referred to as [[Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tooneel Gezelschap]] or [[The South African Amateurs]] in most adverts. By 1826 Boniface, and hence the company, had run into financial dififcultiees, and their are last mentioned under this name in 1828.
 ===The company members===