De Bruyn

DE BRUYN, ** (19*-19*) ** Chairman of the De Bruyn Committee, appointed by the Department of Education Arts and Science??* in 1961 to investigate the financial and organisational problems encountered by the embattled National Theatre Organisation (NTO). The committee recommended that (a) NTO wind up its business in 1962 and (b) that it be replaced by four povincial performing arts councils in 1963. (See also National Theatre Organisation and Performing Arts Councils.) (Stead, 1985b, *)