Difference between revisions of "René Juta"
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| − | (18**-) | + | [[René Juta]] (18**-) was an actress and author. |
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| + | In 1909, inspired by the grand preparations in Cape Town for a national pageant intended to inaugurate the newly-forged Union of South Africa in 1910, she composed an outdoor pageant, the ''[[Masque of the Silver Trees]]''; a neo-classical quasi-Jacobean performance. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[Peter Merrington]], State of the Union: The "New Pageantry" and the Performance of | + | [[Peter Merrington]], ''State of the Union: The "New Pageantry" and the Performance of |
| − | Identity in North America and South Africa, 1908-1910, [[Journal of Literary Studies]] 15, nos. 1-2 | + | Identity in North America and South Africa, 1908-1910'', [[Journal of Literary Studies]] 15, nos. 1-2 |
(1999): 238-63. | (1999): 238-63. | ||
| − | Jan Juta, Background in Sunshine: Memories of South Africa (New York: Charles Scribner‟s | + | [[Jan Juta]], ''Background in Sunshine: Memories of South Africa'' (New York: Charles Scribner‟s |
| − | Sons, 1972), 52. | + | Sons, 1972), p.52. |
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:28, 30 April 2017
René Juta (18**-) was an actress and author.
In 1909, inspired by the grand preparations in Cape Town for a national pageant intended to inaugurate the newly-forged Union of South Africa in 1910, she composed an outdoor pageant, the Masque of the Silver Trees; a neo-classical quasi-Jacobean performance.
Sources
Peter Merrington, State of the Union: The "New Pageantry" and the Performance of Identity in North America and South Africa, 1908-1910, Journal of Literary Studies 15, nos. 1-2 (1999): 238-63.
Jan Juta, Background in Sunshine: Memories of South Africa (New York: Charles Scribner‟s Sons, 1972), p.52.
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