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| − | [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”) is one of the names under which various [[Afrikaans]] companies founded by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] and [[Mathilde Hanekom]] were popularly known. | + | #REDIRECT[[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] |
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| − | Other names are [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]] (“The Hanekom Company”), [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] and [[Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers]] ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company" and "The Afrikaans Players").
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| − | In 1935 however they seem to have formally assumed the name [[Die Hanekom Geselskap]] (or [[Die Hanekoms se Geselskap]]) to go on tour with [[D.C. Postma]]'s ''[[Oom Paul]]'' till mid 1938. The performances were alternated with lighter fare (usually German farces or comedies in Afrikaans). The company started out in partnership with [[Elsa Fouché]] and [[Willie Beckmann]], but after a few performances Fouche and Beckmann married and began their own company, to be replaced by [[Berdine Grünewald]] and [[Jaques Lochner]]. However, the Hanekom company was relatively stable and boasted a number of other loyal and competent players, such as [[Irma du Plessis]] and [[Tonius Ferreira]].
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| − | (See Binge, 1969: 176; Minnaar-Vos, 19**)
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