Balthazar Verhagen
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Balthazar Verhagen (1881-1950) was a Dutch born theorist and teacher of drama and playwriting.
Biography
Born in Amsterdam, he became the director of the Toneelschool in Amsterdam in 1915, a post he held till 1939. He was also a private lecturer in playwriting at the University of Amsterdam (1924-1929).
In 1927 he wrote and published a standard Dutch work on playwriting, entitled Dramaturgie
In 1939 he left Amsterdam for South Africa, settling in Pretoria, where he died in 1950.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
Balthazar Verhagen. 1963. Dramaturgie. Second edition. Amsterdam: Moussault's Uitgeverij NV