Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap
Die Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap ("The Afrikaans Theatre Company") was a company of Afrikaans travelling players.
Also known
Founded in 1925
Reconstituted in 1928 by Hendrik Hanekom, with Mathilde Hanekom,Wena Naudé, Willem van Zyl, Leon Hofmeyr and Stephan Borcherds. They managed to get the rights to Oorskotjie (Scampolo by Dario Niccodemi) from African Theatres and toured the play - with Wena Naudé in the lead - throughout the country, to the smallest towns from April till November 1928. In 1929 they did Onskuldig Veroordeel (lit "Innocently Sentenced"), said to be by one "Bayard Veiller", which was also a great box-office success. In May 1929 Siegfried Mynhardt joined the company for the tour and in 1930 James Norval. In 1930 followed Die Uur van Vergelding (1930).
In 1931 the company changed its name to the Hanekom-Van Zyl-Geselskap, with Wena Naudé and her husband Willem van Zyl as partners
Sources
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 143, 150, 174-6, 195.
Anna Minnaar-Vos 1969. Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van Hendrik en Mathilde Hanekom. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
