J.T van der Chys
Mr J.T van der Chys amateur actor and organizer.
He is referred to once as T.J. van der Chys by Bosman (1928: p. 321), but elsewhere appears as J.T van der Chys.
He resided at Kerkstraat (Church Street) no 7, Cape Town, and was the organiser of productions for Door Yver Bloeit De Kunst in 1833, and for Vlyt en Kunst in 1834, working with C.E. Boniface who had taken over the artistic leadership of the company.
He also featured as a character and performer in the satire Clasius by Boniface (1834).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy.[1]: pp. 321-3, 329. 382-3.
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