Snip en Snap
Snip en Snap (or, the Snip en Snap Revue) were a Dutch cabaret act, consisting of Willy Walden and Piet Muijselaar, who performed songs and skits in drag and were active from 1937 to 1977. The act was conceived by , who borrowed the concept from Solser en Hesse ("Wip en Snip"). Walden and Muijselaar first appeared as the duo in 1937, on the AVRO radio show . Initially planned as a one-time act – for Walden and Muijselaar had no interest in dressing up in women's clothing for the stage, but made an exception for radio – the show was so popular that AVRO engaged them through their agent/producer, Rene Sleeswijk, for a theater tour in which they were the main attraction; after a year the tour (known as the Sleeswijk Revue), which had become more an act showcasing the duo, gained great popularity,[1] and ran for forty years. They continued to perform on De bonte dinsdagavondtrein, which was an immensely popular program; they traveled by train to Hilversum every Tuesday where they were received by a crowd of fans and an orchestra, who accompanied them to the AVRO studio.[2]
Alumni of the Sleeswijk and Snip en Snap Revue[]
- IJf Blokker[3]
- Corry Brokken (1950s-1960s)[4]
- Anneke Grönloh[5]
- Dick Rienstra (1966-)[6]
- Teddy Scholten[7]
References[]
- ^ Zwaan, Wolter van der (2003). Muziek in de bibliotheek (in Dutch). NBD Biblion. p. 51. ISBN 9789054833994. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Dijk, Hendrik-Jan van (1994). Hilversumsche vaandels en vereenigingen 1880-1950 (in Dutch). Verloren. p. 76. ISBN 9789065505019. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Helden van Toen: IJf Blokker" (in Dutch). Geschiedenis 24. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Bolte, Geerhard (2009). Wending (in Dutch). Lannoo Meulenhoff. p. 78. ISBN 9789049104047. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Anneke Gronloh - europopmusic" (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Rienstra, Dick". Encyclopedie van Drenthe. Van Gorcum. 2003. p. 771. ISBN 9789023239321.
- ^ Gollin, Rob (13 April 2010). "Enthousiast met de revue bezig, maar 'hooguit een beetje' zangeres". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- Dutch comedy duos
- Comedy radio characters
- Comedy theatre characters
- Radio characters introduced in 1937
- Theatre characters introduced in 1937
- Dutch cabaret performers
- Female characters in radio
- Female characters in theatre
- Cross-dressing in theatre