Difference between revisions of "J.M. Belinfante"
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| + | The plays include ''[[De Ster van het Noorden]]'' (1872), ''[[De Diamanten der Kroon]]'' (1873), | ||
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Revision as of 06:43, 6 September 2021
J.M. Belinfante (fl. 1860s-1880s) was a Dutch speaking publisher, amateur playwright and actor.
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Biography
He was the owner of a Dutch bookshop and publishing business in Cape Town. Inter alia he started a short-lived local newspaper, Het Afrikaansche Familieblad in the late 1860s.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
A member of the Cape Town based rederijkerskamer called Aurora II (1866-1887), for which he acted (tending to specialize in female roles), served as ballet master and wrote a few Dutch plays.
The plays include De Ster van het Noorden (1872), De Diamanten der Kroon (1873),
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 34, 37, 41-2, 441, 457-460, 467,-8
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