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(18**-18**) Songwriter, amateur dancer and actor, and administrator.
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== Biography ==
 
 
 
Born in Cape Town, he is one of a number of persons named De Kock active in theatre in the 1830s. However, it is unclear whether the individuels referred to  variously as [[J.J. de Kock]], [[J. de Kock]] or [[J. de Kock C. zoon]] by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) are possibly all the same person, or possibly siblings or children.  Possibly a local businessman.
 
 
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
 
 
As a manager he was a supporter of [[C.E. Boniface]] in the 1830s, was a member of the amateur society [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] in Cape Town, and became the secretary of the amateur company [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in about 1833/34. He sold the tickets at his offices for performances, e.g. for a presentation of ''[[A Fatasmagorie]]'' ([[M. Decanis]]).
 
 
 
As an performer his roles under the various names include:
 
 
 
As [[J. de Kock, C. zoon]]: 
 
 
 
"Leonora" in ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedielootjie]]'' , performed by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 19 July 1834;
 
 
 
As [[J.J. de Kock]]: He performed "certain amusements" undertaken as part of an evening's entertainment, following on a presentation of ''[[A Fatasmagorie]]'' by [[M. Decanis]] of the "theatre Royal, Paris", on 7 March, 1837 in Cape Town.
 
 
 
As [[J. de Kock]]:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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