J. de Jongh
Miss J. de Jongh (17**-18**) was a young amateur performer in Cape Town during the 1820s. She is also listed as J.H. de Jongh on occasion.
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Contribution to South African theatre and performance
A member of C.E. Boniface's company Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense.
She danced as one of the "Jonge Jufvrouwen" ("young women") in De Vrouw met Twee Mannen (15 October, 1825), as well as the Corps de Ballet of 48 dancers (mostly children) in the Grand Finale of Ballet which ended the evening's entertainment.
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F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: p. 295-7.
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Return to Main Page (17**-18**, also listed as J.H. de Jongh on occasion) Amateur actress and dancer. A member of C.E. Boniface's Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense.
In 1825 she performed in the company's production of De Vrouw met Twee Mannen (Pixérecourt, tr Van Ray) and The Liar (Foote) on 15 October, also participating in the "groot ballet" ("large-scale ballet") that concluded the evening's entertainment.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 295-7, .
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