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[[J.T. Martens]] (19**-) was church minister and a dramatist.  
 
[[J.T. Martens]] (19**-) was church minister and a dramatist.  
  
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==Biography==
  
Born Jan Thomas Martens, he was the first minister of the Waterval NG congregation (1921 – 1928)
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Born Jan Thomas Martens, he was the first minister of the Waterval NG congregation (1921 – 1928) and other congregations.
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==Contribution to theatre, film, media and performance==
  
 
He wrote the religious-didactic one-act play ''[[Twee is Beter as Een]]'', first performed in 1967 in the church in Wolseley. Later performed in the Old Apostolic church in March 1968 by a group that would become [[Môrester Amateur Toneelgroep]] (MAT), and in Malmesbury in June 1968.
 
He wrote the religious-didactic one-act play ''[[Twee is Beter as Een]]'', first performed in 1967 in the church in Wolseley. Later performed in the Old Apostolic church in March 1968 by a group that would become [[Môrester Amateur Toneelgroep]] (MAT), and in Malmesbury in June 1968.

Revision as of 11:59, 3 March 2023

J.T. Martens (19**-) was church minister and a dramatist.

Biography

Born Jan Thomas Martens, he was the first minister of the Waterval NG congregation (1921 – 1928) and other congregations.

Contribution to theatre, film, media and performance

He wrote the religious-didactic one-act play Twee is Beter as Een, first performed in 1967 in the church in Wolseley. Later performed in the Old Apostolic church in March 1968 by a group that would become Môrester Amateur Toneelgroep (MAT), and in Malmesbury in June 1968.

Sources

January 1997.


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