Difference between revisions of "Gerrit Wessels"
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| − | (19**-) Actor. *** A member of [[N.T.O.]]'s last bilingual company (1950), acting in ''[[Candida]]'' (1950) and ''[[Oupa Brompie]]'' (1950). ** Later did ''[[Volpone]]'' ([[NTO]], 1952), ** WESSELS, Gerrit. Actor. He starred in [[Ben Jonson]]’s hit show ''[[Volpone]]'' which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[National Theatre]] at the [[Reps Theatre]] in 1952. Also starring [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. ''[[Volpone]]'' enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that same year. Starred in [[Samuel Beckett]]’s ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and staged at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1955. It was staged again at the [[Technical College Hall]] in 1956 and also starred [[Alec Bell]] and [[Gavin Haughton]]. | + | (19**-) Actor. *** Professional actor since circa 1944. Was a member of the A member of [[N.T.O.]]'s last bilingual company (1950), acting in ''[[Candida]]'' (1950) and ''[[Oupa Brompie]]'' (1950). ** Later did ''[[Volpone]]'' ([[NTO]], 1952), ** WESSELS, Gerrit. Actor. He starred in [[Ben Jonson]]’s hit show ''[[Volpone]]'' which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[National Theatre]] at the [[Reps Theatre]] in 1952. Also starring [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. ''[[Volpone]]'' enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that same year. Starred in [[Samuel Beckett]]’s ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and staged at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1955. It was staged again at the [[Technical College Hall]] in 1956 and also starred [[Alec Bell]] and [[Gavin Haughton]]. |
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Revision as of 12:57, 8 September 2014
(19**-) Actor. *** Professional actor since circa 1944. Was a member of the A member of N.T.O.'s last bilingual company (1950), acting in Candida (1950) and Oupa Brompie (1950). ** Later did Volpone (NTO, 1952), ** WESSELS, Gerrit. Actor. He starred in Ben Jonson’s hit show Volpone which was directed by Leonard Schach for the National Theatre at the Reps Theatre in 1952. Also starring Pieter Geldenhuys, Siegfried Mynhardt, Edna Jacobson, Frank Wise and Vivienne Drummond. Volpone enjoyed another run at the Benoni Town Hall later that same year. Starred in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot which was directed by Leonard Schach and staged at the Little Theatre in Cape Town in 1955. It was staged again at the Technical College Hall in 1956 and also starred Alec Bell and Gavin Haughton.
Sources
Tucker, 1997
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