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 An amateur dramatic society  called Volksteater existed in Pretoria from 1936 till the 1970s. Originally founded in 1935 as [[Ons Teatertjie Toneelgroep]], it was  renamed [[Volksteater]] on 12 December 1936, when it  officially became a non-profit organisation for fundraising and administrative reasons, registered under the existing  Company's Act (1921). Like its predecessor,  it had a complex and apparently efficient management system, headed by a committee of patrons and a committee of directors, (the first of which which included [[W.H. van der Merwe]] as chair, [[J.H. Botha]], [[Chris Neethling]], [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]], [[Leonie Pienaar]], [[A. Hauptfleisch]], [[M.L. du Toit]], with [[S.J. Kritzinger]] as business manager.)  It also had a toneelkomitee (theatre committee) and a finansiële komitee (financial committee).  It was in effect a continuation of the earlier Organisation, so the ethos of daring displayed by [[Ons Teatertjie]] was kept intact and later productions.
 In 1945 however, Neethling-Pohl – long the driving-force behind the organisation - left to join the [[SABC]], and by 1947 several other of the organisation’s stalwarts had also left. The founding of the [[NTO]] also undermined its status as the torchbearer for [[Afrikaans]] theatre in the North, and the company never again quite reached the same heights, although it continued to exist into the 1970s. Among its other prominent members over the years were [[Chris Steenkamp]],  [[Casper Bakkes]], [[H.J. Oberholzer]], [[D. Odendaal]], [[Bettie Gründlingh]], [[J. van Rensburg]], *
 It appears to have been resuscitated later, for references are found to performances such as ''[[Die Proponentjie]]'' (1997),
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 [[Ludwig Binge]] 1961. Pretoria se Volksteater – 'n Bitter-soet Geskiedenis. ''[[Huisgenoot]]'', 42(2026): 30-33. January 13.
-Du Toit,  1988
+[[Petrus Jacobus du Toit|Du Toit, Petrus Jacobus]] 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: [[Academica]].
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 Du Toit,  1988
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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 [[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge|Binge, Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold]] 1960. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneelkuns (1832 – 1950). Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: Universiteit van Pretoria.
-[[Ludwig Binge] 1961. Pretoria se Volksteater – 'n Bitter-soet Geskiedenis. ''[[Huisgenoot]]'', 42(2026): 30-33. January 13.
+[[Ludwig Binge]] 1961. Pretoria se Volksteater – 'n Bitter-soet Geskiedenis. ''[[Huisgenoot]]'', 42(2026): 30-33. January 13.
 Du Toit,  1988

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+[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge|Binge, Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold]] 1960. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneelkuns (1832 – 1950). Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: Universiteit van Pretoria.
 Du Toit,  1988

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 The numerous productions by [[Volksteater]] Pretoria included many translations of classical European works such as Maurice Maeterlinck’s Catholic miracle-play ''[[Suster Beatrys]]'' ("Sister Beatrix",  1937), August Hinrichs's ''[[Bohaai oor Jolanthe]]'' ("Fuss about Jolanthe",  1937), ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'' (''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', Tr [[Theo Wassenaar]], 1938), Raynal's ''[[Die Soldaat]]'' ("The Soldier", 1939), Karel Çapek's ''[[R.U.R]]'' (1939), Friedrich von Schiller’s ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (1941), ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]'' (, 1950)*
-These translations were interspersed with productions of original [[Afrikaans]] works,  including the premiéres of  [[P.W.S. Schumann]]'s ''[[Katrina]]'' (1937),  [[Hans Rompel]]'s ''[[Aletta gaan Speur]]'' (1938),  [[Fritz Steyn]]’s début work, ''[[Grond]]'' (11-12 August, 1938) and his Hugenot-festival play  ''[[Hulle sien die Kruis]]'' ("They see the cross", 1939), [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]’s ''[[Die Dieper Reg]]'' (9 September, 1938), [[Uys Krige]]'s ''[[Die Arrestasie]]'' ("The Arrest", 1939),  Most of these were specifically commissioned by [[Volksteater]]. Other local plays done over the years include ''[[Die Meul Dreun]]'' ([[D.F. Malherbe]], 1939), ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' (C.J. Langenhoven, 1939), ''[[Liefdesvuur]]'' (Südermann, 1940), ''[[Ruwe Erts]]'' (Fagan, 1940), ''[[Mara]]'' (Grosskopf, 1940), ''[[Moeder Ierland]]'' (Yeats, 1940), ''[[Dagbreek]]'' ([[Wynand du Preez]], 1940), ''[[Noodlotskind]]'' (Duval, 1940), ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (1941), ''[[In 'n Skewe Straatjie]]'' (194*),  and ''[[Die Laaste Aand]]'' (Leipoldt, 1941), ''[[Deur stryd tot oorwinning]]'' ([[Adèle Jooste]], 1949?), ''[[Salomé Dans!]]'' ([[Gerhard J. Beukes]], 1952).
+These translations were interspersed with productions of original [[Afrikaans]] works,  including the premiéres of  [[P.W.S. Schumann]]'s ''[[Katrina]]'' (1937),  [[Hans Rompel]]'s ''[[Aletta gaan Speur]]'' (1938),  [[Fritz Steyn]]’s début work, ''[[Grond]]'' (11-12 August, 1938) and his Hugenot-festival play  ''[[Hulle sien die Kruis]]'' ("They see the cross", 1939), [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]’s ''[[Die Dieper Reg]]'' (9 September, 1938), [[Uys Krige]]'s ''[[Die Arrestasie]]'' ("The Arrest", 1939),  Most of these were specifically commissioned by [[Volksteater]]. Other local plays done over the years include ''[[Die Meul Dreun]]'' ([[D.F. Malherbe]], 1939), ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' (C.J. Langenhoven, 1939), ''[[Liefdesvuur]]'' (Südermann, 1940), ''[[Ruwe Erts]]'' (Fagan, 1940), ''[[Mara]]'' (Grosskopf, 1940), ''[[Moeder Ierland]]'' (Yeats, 1940), ''[[Dagbreek]]'' ([[Wynand du Preez]], 1940), ''[[Noodlotskind]]'' (Duval, 1940), ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' (1941), ''[[In 'n Skewe Straatjie]]'' (194*),  and ''[[Die Laaste Aand]]'' (Leipoldt, 1941), ''[[Deur stryd tot oorwinning]]'' ([[Adèle Jooste]], 1949?), ''[[]] ([[Gerhard J. Beukes]], 1946), ''[[Salomé Dans!]]'' ([[Gerhard J. Beukes]], 1952).
 Important [[Afrikaans]] dramatists who worked with them during this period included [[J.F.W. Grosskopf]], [[H.A. Fagan]], [[Gerhard J. Beukes]] and [[W.A. de Klerk]].

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-Founded in 1945, based on the Pretoria model, and inspired by [[Bosman de Kock]] (a former member of the Pretoria society).
+Inspired by [[Bosman de Kock]] (a former member of the Pretoria society), the Potchefstroom society was founded in 1945 and was based on the Pretoria model.
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-[[Volksteater]] from the start continued to strive for an own theatre, so in 1937 they sought the support of the city council, with the first plans for a theatre of its own (to be called [[Ons Teatertjie]]), already drawn up in 1938 by E Schwartz, and a plot of ground in Van Boeschoten Avenue allocated. However, with the war in 1939, the plans were aborted, even though supported by the government. They then used the improved [[Pretorius Hall]] in the City Hall, along with the [[Pretoria Repertory Society]]. In later years the dream of such a theatre was realized wiuth the construction of the [[Kleinteater]] in Skinner Street Pretoria, but too late for the prome years of Volksteater. .
+[[Volksteater]] from the start continued to strive for an own theatre, so in 1937 they sought the support of the city council, with the first plans for a theatre of its own (to be called [[Ons Teatertjie]]), already drawn up in 1938 by E Schwartz, and a plot of ground in Van Boeschoten Avenue allocated. However, with the war in 1939, the plans were aborted, even though supported by the government. They then used the improved [[Pretorius Hall]] in the City Hall, along with the [[Pretoria Repertory Society]]. In later years the dream of such a theatre was realized with the construction of the [[Kleinteater]] in Skinner Street Pretoria, but too late for the prime years of Volksteater. It later became the property of the local teachers' training college, the [[Pretoriase Normaalkollege]].
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