Difference between revisions of "A.G. Visser"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | (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 "Sanger van die Suikerbosrand" ("Singer of the Suikerbosrand"). | + | (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 "Sanger van die Suikerbosrand" ("Singer of the Suikerbosrand"). |
== Visser as playwright == | == Visser as playwright == | ||
| − | Under the pseudonym '''[[AV]]''' he wrote the sketch ''[['n Saak het twé kante]]'' ("A case has two sides") while a student at the [[Hugenote Gedenkschool]] in Paarl. ( | + | Under the pseudonym '''[[AV]]''' he wrote the sketch ''[['n Saak het twé kante]]'' ("A case has two sides") while a student at the [[Hugenote Gedenkschool]] in Paarl. (''circa'' late 1890s). It was performed as ''[[My nooi se naam is Sarie Takhaar]]'' (Lit meaning "My girlfriend's name is Sarie Backvelder") by the [[Christelike Jongeliedenvereniging|C.J.V Warmwater]] in 1907 in Paarl. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 24 June 2014
(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 "Sanger van die Suikerbosrand" ("Singer of the Suikerbosrand").
Visser as playwright
Under the pseudonym AV he wrote the sketch 'n Saak het twé kante ("A case has two sides") while a student at the Hugenote Gedenkschool in Paarl. (circa late 1890s). It was performed as My nooi se naam is Sarie Takhaar (Lit meaning "My girlfriend's name is Sarie Backvelder") by the C.J.V Warmwater in 1907 in Paarl.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.G._Visser
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities A
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
