Dirk J. Balfoort
Dirk J. Balfoort (18**-19**) was a bookkeeper and amateur director and composer.
He was a bookkeeper and secretary for the newspaper De Volkstem and was well known for his leading role in the musical life of Pretoria. In the 1890s he was a member of the Pretoria-based Rederijkerskamer called Onze Taal, founded in 1891, fr which he directed a number of stage rpoductions. He was also a composer who, with H. Roorda, had originally composed the song “Onze Taal”, from which the name of the society was derived.
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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