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| − | (18**-18**) Songwriter, amateur dancer and actor, administrator and businessman.
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | Born in Cape Town, he is one of a number of persons named De Kock active in theatre between 1825 and 183*. However, it is unclear whether the individuals referred to variously as [[Johannes Jakobus de Kock]], [[J.J. de Kock]], [[J. de Kock]] or [[J. de Kock C. zoon]] by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 231) are all the same person, as [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] suggests, or are possibly only relations.
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| − | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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| − | As a manager he was a supporter of [[C.E. Boniface]] in the 1830s, was most probably a member of the amateur society [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] in Cape Town, and definitely became the secretary of the amateur company [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in about 1833/34. He sold the tickets at his offices for performances, e.g. for a presentation of ''[[A Fatasmagorie]]'' ([[M. Decanis]]).
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| − | As an performer his roles under the various names include:
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| − | As [[J. de Kock, C. zoon]]:
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| − | "Leonora" in ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedielootjie]]'' , performed by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 19 July 1834;
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| − | As [[J.J. de Kock]]: He performed "certain amusements" undertaken as part of an evening's entertainment, following on a presentation of ''[[A Fatasmagorie]]'' by [[M. Decanis]] of the "theatre Royal, Paris", on 7 March, 1837 in Cape Town.
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| − | As [[J. de Kock]]:
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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