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	''[[Speelgoed van Glas]]'' programmme notes, 1967.		''[[Speelgoed van Glas]]'' programmme notes, 1967.

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	He directed many plays, among them [[PACT]]'s production of ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]]'' in 1971, ''[[Die Belofte]]'' by Aleksei Arbuzov (1976), ''[[Ampie]]'', ''[[Voorlopig Vonnis \|Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'', ''[['n Boer Sê Totsiens]]'', ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'', ''[[Verkiesing sonder politiek!]]''.		He directed many plays, among them [[PACT]]'s production of ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]]'' in 1971, ''[[Die Belofte]]'' by Aleksei Arbuzov (1976), ''[[Ampie]]'', ''[[Voorlopig Vonnis \|Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'', ''[['n Boer Sê Totsiens]]'', ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'', ''[[Verkiesing sonder politiek!]]''.

−	He appeared in a number of films as well, among them ''[[Die Bankrower]]'', ''[[Die Banneling]]'', ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''[[Wing Commander]]''), , . He is credited by [[IMDb]] as a translator (alongside [[Wilma Stockenström]]) and director of the dubbing text for the Afrikaans version of the film ''[[The Guest at Steenkampskraal]]''	+	He appeared in a number of films as well, among them ''[[Die Bankrower]]'', ''[[Die Banneling]]'', ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''[[Wing Commander]]''), , . He is credited by [[IMDb]] as a translator (alongside [[Wilma Stockenström]]) and director of the dubbing text for the [[Afrikaans]] version of the film ''[[The Guest at Steenkampskraal]]'' (1977)

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 He appeared in numerous plays over the years, including ''[[Anastasia]]'', ''[[Boesman and Lena|Boesman en Lena]]'', ''[[Die Drie Van Der Walts]]'', ''[[Flikkers en Vlooie]]'', ''[[Speelgoed van Glas]]'', ''[[The Just]]'', ''[[Die Selfmoordenaar]]'', ''[[Die Vonkel in Haar Oë!]]'', ''[[Playing with Fire]]'' (Strindberg), ''[[Lang Dagreis na die Nag]]'' (O'Neill). Perhaps one of his greatest roles was his performance as “Charley” in [[P.G. du Plessis]]’s powerful drama ''[[Die Nag van Legio]]'' (196*). According to the author the role of “Jakes” in Du Plessis’s 1971 hit ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' was originally written specifically for Jacobsz, but since he was unavailable at the time, that plum role went to [[Marius Weyers]].
-Over thears he did a number of [[Afrikaans]] versions of [[Athol Fugard]]’s plays,
+Over the years he did a number of [[Afrikaans]] versions of [[Athol Fugard]]’s plays,
 including ''[[Hallo en Koebaai]]'' (Athol Fugard's ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'', directed by [[Jan Engelen]] and also starring [[Elna Potgieter]],  [[Upstairs at the Market]],  1981);  and later ''[[Boesman and Lena|Boesman en Lena]]''. Other works include ''[[Die Eensame Vlug]]'', ''[[Darling Blossom]]'', etc.
-He directed many plays, among them [[PACT]]'s production of ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]]'' in 1971, ''[[Die Belofte]]'' by Aleksei Arbuzov (1976), ''[[Ampie]]'', ''[[Voorlopig Vonnis |Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'', ''[['n Boer Sê Totsiens]]'', ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'', ''[[Verkiesing sonder politiek!]]''.
+He appeared in a number of films as well, among them  ''[[Die Bankrower]]'', ''[[Die Banneling]]'', ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''[[Wing Commander]]''), **, **. He is credited by [[IMDb]] as a translator (alongside [[Wilma Stockenström]]) and director of the dubbing text for the Afrikaans version of the film ''[[The Guest at Steenkampskraal]]''
 TV roles included ''[[Die Siel van die Mier]]'', and the voice of "Knersus" in the children's series ''[[Oscar en Knersus]]''.

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 In 1976 he also put in a tender for the old Newtown Market, but did not get the building as his tender for an [[Afrikaans]] theatre was seen as to limited. (The building went to [[The Company]], and would become The [[Market Theatre]].)
-A strong (though controversial) [[Afrikaner]] nationalist, he struggled for to found a professional [[Afrikaans]] company in Johannesburg and in 1980 he and his wife, [[Elma Potgieter]], founded an [[Afrikaans]] production company called [[Die Bywoners]] ("The share-croppers") in Johannesburg, which  aimed at producing independent, indigenous works in [[Afrikaans]].
+A strong (though controversial) [[Afrikaner]] nationalist, he struggled for years to found a viable  professional [[Afrikaans]] company in Johannesburg, till he and his wife, [[Elma Potgieter]], eventually began one called [[Die Bywoners]] ("The share-croppers") in Johannesburg in 1980, aimed at staging  independent, indigenous works in [[Afrikaans]]. Between 1981 and 1986 they produced many [[Afrikaans]] works, including a number of translated versions of [[Athol Fugard]]’s plays.
-In the 1980s he became a supporter of and the very successful speech coach for the former politceman-playwright and right-wing politician  [[Eugène Terre'Blanche]], famous for his rousing and inflamatory oratorical gifts.
+In the 1980s he became a supporter of, and the very successful speech coach for, the former policeman-playwright and right-wing politician  [[Eugène Terre'Blanche]], famous for his rousing and inflamatory oratorical gifts.
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-[[Schalk Jacobsz]] (1936-2016) Afrikaans actor and director.
+[[Schalk Jacobsz]] (1936-2016) was an [[Afrikaans]] actor and director.
 == Biography ==
 He was born in Cape Town. Went to the [[University of the Free State]] to train as an architect, but drawn back into theatre in the late 1960’s. He was married to the actress [[Elma Potgieter]] and they had three children. He passed away on 6 June 2016 due to a heart condition.
-He made his debut as an actor in 1959 for [[Andre Huguenet]]’s company. As a young man worked for the [[National Theatre Organisation]], i.a. in ''[[Nie vir Geleerdes]]'' ([[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]) 1960, ''[[Die Vonkel in haar oë! - 'n Spel van my kontrei]]'' (Beukes, 1960). He later joined [[PACT]].
+He made his debut as an actor in 1959 for [[André Huguenet]]’s company. As a young man worked for the [[National Theatre Organisation]], i.a. in ''[[Nie vir Geleerdes]]'' ([[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]) 1960, ''[[Die Vonkel in haar oë! - 'n Spel van my kontrei]]'' (Beukes, 1960). He later joined [[PACT]].
 In 1976 he also put in a tender for the old Newtown Market, but did not get the building as his tender for an [[Afrikaans]] theatre was seen as to limited. (The building went to [[The Company]], and would become The [[Market Theatre]].)

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 == Sources ==
-''Speelgoed van Glas'' programmme notes, 1967.
+''[[Speelgoed van Glas]]'' programmme notes, 1967.
 [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. 366)
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 He directed many plays, among them [[PACT]]'s production of ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]]'' in 1971, ''[[Die Belofte]]'' by Aleksei Arbuzov (1976), ''[[Ampie]]'', ''[[Voorlopig Vonnis |Voorlopige Vonnis]]'', ''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'', ''[['n Boer Sê Totsiens]]'', ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'', ''[[Verkiesing sonder politiek!]]''.
-He appeared in a number of films as well, among them  ''[[Die Bankrower'']], ''[[Die Banneling]]'', ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''[[Wing Commander]]''), **, **.
+He appeared in a number of films as well, among them  ''[[Die Bankrower]]'', ''[[Die Banneling]]'', ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''[[Wing Commander]]''), **, **.
 TV roles included ''[[Die Siel van die Mier]]'', and the voice of "Knersus" in the children's series ''[[Oscar en Knersus]]''.
-In 2015 he and his wife performed a radio production of ''[[Reis Sonder Einde]]'' ("Journey without end",  [[Uys Krige]] and  Federico García Lorca), for the [[RSG Kunstefees]].
+In 2015 he and his wife performed a radio production of ''[[Reis Sonder Einde]]'' ("Journey without end", a work by [[Uys Krige]] and  Federico García Lorca), for the [[RSG Kunstefees]].
 == Awards, etc ==