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'''Jan F.E. Celliers'''. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure. Also wrote prose.
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'''Jan F.E. Celliers'''. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure.
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== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
 
A member of the management of the [[AHTV]] and founder member of the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new [[Afrikaans]] literature with a canon of serious works.  
 
A member of the management of the [[AHTV]] and founder member of the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new [[Afrikaans]] literature with a canon of serious works.  
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His plays include ''[[Liefde en Plig]]'' (“Love and Duty”- 1909), ''[[Martje]]'' (1911), ''[[Heldinne van die Oorlog]]'' (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and ''[[Reg bo Reg]]'' (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922).  
 
His plays include ''[[Liefde en Plig]]'' (“Love and Duty”- 1909), ''[[Martje]]'' (1911), ''[[Heldinne van die Oorlog]]'' (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and ''[[Reg bo Reg]]'' (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922).  
  
In 1893 he also recited a dramatic piece called ''[[Jan Onverschillig]]'' ("Careless John") at a meeting of the [[Rederykerskamer]] [[Onze Taal]], in Pretoria.
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In 1893 he also recited a dramatic piece called ''[[Jan Onverschillig]]'' ("Careless John") at a meeting of the [[Rederykerskamer]] [[Onze Taal]], in Pretoria.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
See Du Toit,  1988. [JH]
 
  
  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.6,8, 20, 24, 34-37, 455, 483, 485
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[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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Revision as of 05:50, 2 January 2022

Jan F.E. Celliers. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure.

Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

A member of the management of the AHTV and founder member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new Afrikaans literature with a canon of serious works.

His plays include Liefde en Plig (“Love and Duty”- 1909), Martje (1911), Heldinne van die Oorlog (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and Reg bo Reg (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922).

In 1893 he also recited a dramatic piece called Jan Onverschillig ("Careless John") at a meeting of the Rederykerskamer Onze Taal, in Pretoria.

[JH/TH]

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.6,8, 20, 24, 34-37, 455, 483, 485

P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica

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