Mrs Bal-Van Lier
Mrs Bal-Van Lier (fl 1904-1912) was an amateur actress
Biography
Henrietta Cornelia Minetta Bal Van Lier
Children
Born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands on 18 November 1850 to Gerrit Bal and Maria Fransina Brughman. Johannes Hendrik Eliza Bal married Henrietta Cornelia Minetta Bal van Lier and had 1 child. He passed away on March 1914 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
Contribution to South African theatre and performance
She was an active member of, and leading actress for, the Pretoria-based Rederijkerskamer called Onze Taal in its second phase, i.e. from 1904 to 1912.
Sources
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.483
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