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"[[A Gentleman of the Cape]]" (or "[[A Cape Gentleman]]") is one of the names used to refer to [[anonymous authors]] of plays produced on occasion in Cape Town.  
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"[[A Gentleman of the Cape]]" (also found as "[[A Gentleman of the Cape Town]]" or "[[A Cape Gentleman]]") is a phrase used to refer to [[anonymous authors]] of plays written by locals and produced on occasion in Cape Town.  
  
Among them:  
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Also found is ''[[A Capetonian[]]'' ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980,  uses the [[Afrikaans]] equivalent phrase "[['n Kapenaar]]").
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Among the plays thus ascribed are:  
  
 
'''''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]''''' (a one-act farce, 1858),  
 
'''''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]''''' (a one-act farce, 1858),  

Revision as of 06:09, 5 August 2021

"A Gentleman of the Cape" (also found as "A Gentleman of the Cape Town" or "A Cape Gentleman") is a phrase used to refer to anonymous authors of plays written by locals and produced on occasion in Cape Town.

Also found is [[A Capetonian[]] (F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, uses the Afrikaans equivalent phrase "'n Kapenaar").

Among the plays thus ascribed are:

A Young Man in a Hurry (a one-act farce, 1858),



Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 72,

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