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HEYNS, Eugenie. (19*-) Actress for stage and film. **A member of [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria, * Productions include *** ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[NTO]], 1950), * Film roles include ''Simon Beyers'' (Pierre de Wet, 194*), *
 
  
HEYNS, Eugenie. Actress, and later the wife of [[Pierre de Wet]]. Starred in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', which was performed in the [[Pretoria Opera House]] and the [[Wits Great Hall]] in 1949. It was produced by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] to commemorate twenty one years of existance. It was directed by [[André van Gyseghem]], and also starred [[Leon Gluckman]], [[Muriel Alexander]] and [[Herbert Kretzmer]]. Sets by [[Len Grosset]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]] impressed. ** (Tucker, 1997)
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(b. 11/06/1925 – d. **/**/****). Actress.  Together with her husband, [[Pierre de Wet]], she was a member of the [[Volksteater]] under [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].   Her stage appearances included [[Skewe Straatjie]] (1945), with [[Jan Schutte]] and [[Gert van den Bergh]]; the female lead in [[Romeo and Juliet]] (1949) opposite [[Leon Gluckman]], directed by [[André van Gyseghem]] and staged at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] and the [[Pretoria Opera H]]ouse for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]]; and two small parts in [[Macbeth]], with [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] for the [[Nasionale Toneelorganisasie]] ([[NTO]]).
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She acted in four films for [[African Film Productions]], all of them directed by [[Pierre de Wet]]: ''Pinkie se Erfenis'' (1946), ''Geboortegrond'' (1946), ''Simon Beyers'' (1947) and ''Kom Saam Vanaand!'' (1949)  (FO)
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Revision as of 21:00, 19 August 2014

(b. 11/06/1925 – d. **/**/****). Actress. Together with her husband, Pierre de Wet, she was a member of the Volksteater under Anna Neethling-Pohl. Her stage appearances included Skewe Straatjie (1945), with Jan Schutte and Gert van den Bergh; the female lead in Romeo and Juliet (1949) opposite Leon Gluckman, directed by André van Gyseghem and staged at the Wits University Great Hall and the Pretoria Opera House for the Johannesburg Repertory Players; and two small parts in Macbeth, with André Huguenet and Anna Neethling-Pohl for the Nasionale Toneelorganisasie (NTO).

She acted in four films for African Film Productions, all of them directed by Pierre de Wet: Pinkie se Erfenis (1946), Geboortegrond (1946), Simon Beyers (1947) and Kom Saam Vanaand! (1949) (FO)


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