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| − | (Sometimes wrongly written [[Sannie Metelerkamp]]) (1867-1945) Author and playwright.
| + | (1867-1945) Author and playwright. |
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| − | Born in Knysna, a great-granddaughter of [[George Rex]]. Her great-uncle was thus [[Frank Rex]] whom the family claim wrote ''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek]]'', and her uncle was [[Frank Muller Rex]], editor of the ''[[Oudshoorn Courant]]'', who was also involved with the first performance of [[C.J. Langenhoven]]'s ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]''.
| + | '''See [[Sannie Metelerkamp]]''' |
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| − | == Contribution to South African theatre and performance ==
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| − | She wrote a play ''[[In die dae van Van Riebeek]]'' ("In the days of Van Riebeek" - 1932), with which she was Joint winner (with [[J.W.S. Schumann]]) of the inaugural [[Krugersdorp Municipal Dramatic and Operatic Society]] ([[KMDOS]]) Playwrighting competition in 1932. Apparently she had written it originally in English, then translated it, which caused some controversy.
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| − | == Her other writing ==
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| − | She wrote mostly in English, and her two most quoted books are ''George Rex of Knysna: The Authentic Story'' (Howard Timmins, 1970s) and ''Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales''.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Du Toit, 1988,
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| − | Binge, 1969
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Revision as of 05:33, 4 July 2014
