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| + | (1 March 1878– 10 June 1929) Andries Gerhardus Visser was a well-known early Afrikaans poet and occasional playwright. He was popularly known as the "Singer of the Suikerbosrand". | ||
| − | + | For more on his life and poetry, see Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.G._Visser | |
| + | == Visser as playwright == | ||
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| + | Under the pseudonym '''[[AV]]''' he wrote the sketch ''[['n Saak het twé kante]]'' while a student at the [[Hugenote Gedenkschool]] in Paarl. (c.a. late 1890s). It was performed as ''[[My nooi se naam is Sarie Takhaar]]'' ("My girlfriend's name is Sarie Backvelder") by the [[Christelike Jongeliedenvereniging|C.J.V Warmwater]] in 1907 in Paarl. * | ||
| − | == | + | == Sources == |
| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 4 May 2012
(1 March 1878– 10 June 1929) Andries Gerhardus Visser was a well-known early Afrikaans poet and occasional playwright. He was popularly known as the "Singer of the Suikerbosrand".
For more on his life and poetry, see Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.G._Visser
Visser as playwright
Under the pseudonym AV he wrote the sketch 'n Saak het twé kante while a student at the Hugenote Gedenkschool in Paarl. (c.a. late 1890s). It was performed as My nooi se naam is Sarie Takhaar ("My girlfriend's name is Sarie Backvelder") by the C.J.V Warmwater in 1907 in Paarl. *
Sources
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities A
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
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