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| − | The [[Good Hope Gardens]] or [[De Goede Hoop Gardens]], was a venue used for various purposes, including theatrical presentations, in Cape Town in the mid 19th century.
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| − | Also found as [[De Goede Hoop Tuine]].
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| − | == The original building ==
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| − | Though this could refer to the public gardens (or company gardens) in Cape Town, it is more likely to be reference to the garden courtyard of the Temple of the Lodge de Goede Hoop in Bouquet Street, Cape Town, a long and narrow building, ostensibly based on the exact dimensions of the inner sanctum of King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, designed by Louis Thibault and built by Hermann Schutte, with original statues by Anton Anreith. The foundation stone was laid in February 1801 and the completed Temple was consecrated on Sunday 3 July 1803.
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| − | Today the courtyard is used as a parking area by Parliamentary staff during the day and by the Brethren in the evenings and over weekends.
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| − | == The theatrical venue ==
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| − | [[The Masonic Lodge]], [[Good Hope Exhibition Hall and Theatre]]
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| − | It appears that this venue was used by Captain [[Disney Roebuck]] and others in the mid 19th century for some of their .
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://www.freemasonrysd.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=543%3Ade-goede-hoop-temple-an-introductory-tour&catid=46%3Aover-200-years-of-history&Itemid=66
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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.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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