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This is a dramatised compilation by [[Bartho Smit]], made up of extracts from [[C.J. Langenhoven]]'s prose writings. Commissioned and staged by the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] to coincide with the 1973 centenary celebrations of [[C.J. Langenhoven|Langenhoven]]'s birth. | This is a dramatised compilation by [[Bartho Smit]], made up of extracts from [[C.J. Langenhoven]]'s prose writings. Commissioned and staged by the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] to coincide with the 1973 centenary celebrations of [[C.J. Langenhoven|Langenhoven]]'s birth. | ||
| − | The text was compiled from the following works : ''[[Sonde | + | The text was compiled from the following works : ''[[Sonde met die Bure]]'', ''[[Herrie op die Tremspoor]]'', ''[[Aan Stille Waters]]'', ''[[Loeloeraai]]'' and ''[[Doppers en Filistyne]]''. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 6 January 2016
Sagmoedige Neelsie ("Meek or Gentle Little Cornelius") can refer to three things in South African performance:
1 The pseudonym used by C.J. Langenhoven for his popular weekly column Aan Stille Waters in Die Burger newspaper, as well as some other writings. It was also the name by which Langenhoven was affectionately known by friends and the general public.
(For more on this, see C.J. Langenhoven.)
2 A stage text by Bartho Smit, compiled from the prose and dramatic writings of C.J. Langenhoven
3 A TV series by Johan van Jaarsveld and Manie van Rensburg
Contents
The play text by Bartho Smit (1973)
The original text
This is a dramatised compilation by Bartho Smit, made up of extracts from C.J. Langenhoven's prose writings. Commissioned and staged by the Johannesburg Civic Theatre to coincide with the 1973 centenary celebrations of Langenhoven's birth.
The text was compiled from the following works : Sonde met die Bure, Herrie op die Tremspoor, Aan Stille Waters, Loeloeraai and Doppers en Filistyne.
Performance history in South Africa
1973: The Bartho Smit dramatisation was staged by the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, directed by Smit, with Cobus Rossouw (Neels), Kita Redelinghuys (Vroutjie), Sandra Kotze (Engela), Siegfried Mynhardt (Watwo), Pagel Kruger (Konst. Juggins), Willie van Aswegen (Magistraat), Joey Wishnia (Prokureur & Winkelklerk), Jacques Loots (Winkelbestuurder), Louis Balkind (Hanswors), Pieter Erasmus (Afslaer), Charles Williams (Swaer Brits), Gert van Tonder (Bart Bontrok), John Bier (Bolton), David Moore (Willem), Billy Pretorius (Prof. Smith) and others. Decor by Kobus Esterhuysen and costumes by Heather McDonald-Rouse.
Sagmoedige Neelsie (TV Series, 1984)
Sagmoedige Neelsie is also the title of a light-hearted comedic television series based on Langenhoven's work, written by Johan van Jaarsveld and directed and produced by filmmaker Manie van Rensburg in 1983, broadcast March 1984.
It featured Cobus Rossouw (Neelsie), Annelize van der Ryst (Vroutjie), Karin Retief (Engela), Ernst Eloff (Oom Stoffel), Marga van Rooy (Soetlief), Jannie Gildenhuys (Oom Watwo), Emile Aucamp (Kootjie), Meex Xteen (municipal constable), Pierre Knoesen (shop assistant), André Rossouw (mayor), Roger Dwyer (magistrate), Limpie Basson, Ben Clanckenberg (Van der Bijl), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Mrs. van der Bijl).
Sources
Johannesburg Civic Theatre theatre programme, 1973.
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