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| − | ''John Ferguson'' by St John Ervine. ** Translated into Afrikaans as [[Absalom my Seun!]] (“Absolom my son!”) by *** and produced by [[André Huguenet]] and [[Pierre de Wet]] in 1942. Huguenet broke with de Wet and continued to tour and Huguenet’s Teatergroep toured widely and to great success with it in South Africa and South-West Africa (now Namibia). [[Johann | + | ''John Ferguson'' by St John Ervine. ** Translated into Afrikaans as [[Absalom my Seun!]] (“Absolom my son!”) by *** and produced by [[André Huguenet]] and [[Pierre de Wet]] in 1942. Huguenet broke with de Wet and continued to tour and Huguenet’s Teatergroep toured widely and to great success with it in South Africa and South-West Africa (now Namibia). [[Johann Nel]] also starred in the play. After the break [[Pierre de Wet]] developed an Afrikaans play, [[Pinkie]], based on the leading character of the son (and similar characters from other plays) and successfully performed it throughout South Africa with his own company (1942-1944), featuring himself and [[Paula Styger]]. In 194* de Wet made a popular film of it, called ''Pinkie se Erfenis'' ("Pinkie's Inheritance"), , featuring [[Paula Styger]], [[Gideon Roos]], [[Esther Mentz]] and [[Gert van den Bergh]]. |
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John Ferguson by St John Ervine. ** Translated into Afrikaans as Absalom my Seun! (“Absolom my son!”) by *** and produced by André Huguenet and Pierre de Wet in 1942. Huguenet broke with de Wet and continued to tour and Huguenet’s Teatergroep toured widely and to great success with it in South Africa and South-West Africa (now Namibia). Johann Nel also starred in the play. After the break Pierre de Wet developed an Afrikaans play, Pinkie, based on the leading character of the son (and similar characters from other plays) and successfully performed it throughout South Africa with his own company (1942-1944), featuring himself and Paula Styger. In 194* de Wet made a popular film of it, called Pinkie se Erfenis ("Pinkie's Inheritance"), , featuring Paula Styger, Gideon Roos, Esther Mentz and Gert van den Bergh.
Sources
The Forum, 5(1), 1942. p 18.
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