Lydia Lindeque - Revision history

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 She started her professionl career with ''[[Die Rosekrans]]'' (Barclay/Bisson) and later ''[[Besigheid is Besigheid]]'' (1931). For [[André Huguenet]] she performed in ''[[The Two Mrs. Carrolls|Gevaarlike Huwelik]]'', ''[[Genoveva]]'', ''[[Die Swart Hand]]'', ''[[Ampie]]'' and ''[[Ek het 'n man vermoor]]''.
-In 1938 she played in [[Uys Krige]]’s debut play ''[[Magdalena Retief]]'', directed by Krige himself. ''[[Oorlog is Oorlog|Mara]]'' (1941).
+In 1938 she played in [[Uys Krige]]’s debut play ''[[Magdalena Retief]]'', directed by Krige himself, and in 1941 appeared in ''[[Mara]]'' (Grosskopf), directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].
-In 1940-41 she played in English for the first time – Viola in [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]]’s production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''. Follows this with ''[[Quality Street]]'' (1941), ''[[Mademoiselle]]'' (Deval, 1942) and ''[[Servant of God]]'' by Madeleine Masson (1943).
+In 1940-41 she also played in English for the first time – "Viola" in [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]]'s production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''. Follows this with ''[[Quality Street]]'' (1941), ''[[Mademoiselle]]'' (Deval, 1942) and ''[[Servant of God]]'' by Madeleine Masson (1943).
-Performed in an Afrikaans translation (''[[Die Rooi Pruik]]'') of ''[[Ladies in Retirement]]'' with [[Berdine Grunewald]] for [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]’s company in 1942.
+In in 1942 she also performed for [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]’s company in an [[Afrikaans]] translation  of ''[[Ladies in Retirement]]'' (''[[Die Rooi Pruik]]'') with [[Berdine Grunewald]]  .
 In 1945 she went to Cairo and Italy with the [[UDF Entertainment Unit]] to direct entertainment for the troops, including the plays ''[[Die Rooi Pruik]]'', ''[[The Proposal]]'', ''[[Mrs Warren's Profession]]'' and a number of concerts. Performed in Shaw's ''[[Mrs Warren's Profession]]'', directed by [[Leontine Sagan]] in 1947 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]]. Starred in ''[[The Witch]]'' (1951), the Greek comedy ''[[Lysistrata]]'' directed by [[Leon Gluckman]] in 1952, ''[[Hassan]]'' (1952), ''[[Yerma]]'' (in English, 1955).

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 Discovered by [[Paul de Groot]] when she was a 16 year old school girl, the love-struck actor-manager offered her the role of "Nora" in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]''. However her mother objected, so it was only later, at the age of 17, that she would work for him, playing the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot|De Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
-Having started out as a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], she would later join [[André Huguenet]]’s company before becoming a member of the [[NTO]] company. She also appeared in productions by various other [[professional]] and amateur companies.
+Having started out as a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], she would later join [[André Huguenet]]’s company before becoming a member of the [[NTO]] company. She also appeared in productions by various other [[professional]] and [[amateur]] companies.
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+===Entry into the profession===
-Discovered by [[Paul de Groot]] when she was a 16 year old school girl, who quickly fell in love with her and offered her the role of "Nora" in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]''. However her mother objected, so it was only at the age of 17 that she worked for him, playing the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot|De Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
+Discovered by [[Paul de Groot]] when she was a 16 year old school girl, the love-struck actor-manager offered her the role of "Nora" in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]''. However her mother objected, so it was only later, at the age of 17, that she would work for him, playing the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot|De Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
-She thus started out as a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], later joining [[André Huguenet]]’s company, the eventually a member of the [[NTO]] company. She also appeared in productions by various other companies.
+Having started out as a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], she would later join [[André Huguenet]]’s company before becoming a member of the [[NTO]] company. She also appeared in productions by various other [[professional]] and amateur companies.
 ===Her stage appearances===

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		+	===He entry into the profession===
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		+	Discovered by [[Paul de Groot]] when she was a 16 year old school girl, who quickly fell in love with her and offered her the role of "Nora" in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]''. However her mother objected, so it was only at the age of 17 that she worked for him, playing the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot\|De Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
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		+	She thus started out as a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], later joining [[André Huguenet]]’s company, the eventually a member of the [[NTO]] company. She also appeared in productions by various other companies.
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		+	===Her stage appearances===

	She started her professionl career with ''[[Die Rosekrans]]'' (Barclay/Bisson) and later ''[[Besigheid is Besigheid]]'' (1931). For [[André Huguenet]] she performed in ''[[The Two Mrs. Carrolls\|Gevaarlike Huwelik]]'', ''[[Genoveva]]'', ''[[Die Swart Hand]]'', ''[[Ampie]]'' and ''[[Ek het 'n man vermoor]]''.		She started her professionl career with ''[[Die Rosekrans]]'' (Barclay/Bisson) and later ''[[Besigheid is Besigheid]]'' (1931). For [[André Huguenet]] she performed in ''[[The Two Mrs. Carrolls\|Gevaarlike Huwelik]]'', ''[[Genoveva]]'', ''[[Die Swart Hand]]'', ''[[Ampie]]'' and ''[[Ek het 'n man vermoor]]''.

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	Married poet and playwright [[Uys Krige]] in 1937 and had a daughter, Eulalia (1937) and son Taillefer (1944). By 1944 the marriage was in trouble. Later married John Mantel and After retiring in 1976, she died in Andorra in 1997.		Married poet and playwright [[Uys Krige]] in 1937 and had a daughter, Eulalia (1937) and son Taillefer (1944). By 1944 the marriage was in trouble. Later married John Mantel and After retiring in 1976, she died in Andorra in 1997.
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−	Discovered and trained by [[Paul de Groot]] (who fell in love with her when she was 16, and offered her the role of Nora in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]'' – but her mother objected.). At the age of 17, she played the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
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−	~~She thus became a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], later joining [[André Huguenet]]’s company, the [[NTO]] company, as well as acting for various other companies.~~

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	Discovered and trained by [[Paul de Groot]] (who fell in love with her when she was 16, and offered her the role of Nora in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]'' – but her mother objected.). At the age of 17, she played the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.		Discovered and trained by [[Paul de Groot]] (who fell in love with her when she was 16, and offered her the role of Nora in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]'' – but her mother objected.). At the age of 17, she played the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
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		+	She thus became a member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], later joining [[André Huguenet]]’s company, the [[NTO]] company, as well as acting for various other companies.

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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	Discovered and trained by [[Paul de Groot]] (who fell in love with her when she was 16, and offered her the role of Nora in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]'' – but her mother objected.). At the age of 17, she played the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.		Discovered and trained by [[Paul de Groot]] (who fell in love with her when she was 16, and offered her the role of Nora in his version of ''[[A Doll House]]'' – but her mother objected.). At the age of 17, she played the leading lady in [[Paul de Groot]]'s production of ''[[The Rosary]]''.
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−	~~Member of [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], later [[André Huguenet]]’s company, the [[NTO]] company and others.~~

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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-[[Lydia Lindeque]] (1916 – 1997) was a legendary [[Afrikaans]] actress.
+[[Lydia Lindeque]] (1912 – 1997) was a legendary [[Afrikaans]] actress.
-[[Lydia Lindeque]] was a stage name, also found as '''[[Alida Lindeque]]''' in an early version it seems.
+Also found as '''[[Alida Lindeque]]''' in an early version it seems.
 == Biography ==
-Born [[Rachel Alida de Toit]] on 15 January 1912 in Bethlehem in the Orange Free State, where she grew up. (The [[Wikipedia]] entry on her has the date  as 1916 and the place of birth as Petrusburg.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Lindeque]) A classically beautiful woman, she seemed to have smitten most men who worked with her, including [[Paul de Groot]], [[André Huguenet]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]].
+She was born [[Rachel Alida de Toit]] in the Orange Free State at the start of the 20th century, though the specific information on the dates and place of birth are somewhat contradictory. While the English [[Wikipedia]] entry[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Lindeque] on her has the date as '''15 January 1916''' and the place of birth as '''Petrusburg''', other written sources have the more logical date of 15 January 1912 in '''Bethlehem''', given the fact that her first professional appearance was at the age of 17 in 1929.
 Married poet and playwright [[Uys Krige]] in 1937 and had a daughter, Eulalia (1937) and son Taillefer (1944). By 1944 the marriage was in trouble. Later married John Mantel and After retiring in 1976, she died in Andorra in 1997.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Lindeque

	[[The Women's Auxiliary]], No. 51, November 1944.		[[The Women's Auxiliary]], No. 51, November 1944.