Hanekom Geselskap
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.
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").
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.
Sources
(See Binge, 1969: 176; Minnaar-Vos, 19**)
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