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Click on the appropriate letter of the alphabet below to obtain an alphabetical listing of links to entries on venues, companies, societies, etc in the encyclopaedia.  
 
Click on the appropriate letter of the alphabet below to obtain an alphabetical listing of links to entries on venues, companies, societies, etc in the encyclopaedia.  
  
Please note that for consistency, abbreviations forming part of the name of a venue (e.g. ''St'' for ''Saint'' in [[St John's Theatre]] ) are spelled WITHOUT a period/full top, as is normal South African usage, even though some sources and institutions appear to have preferred the final period/stop in their titles. 
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==Bibliographic Conventions==
  
An important facet pre-20th century theatre in South Africa (as elsewhere in the world) has been the use of a '''[[motto]]''' as part of the title for or name of a theatrical company. In the literature one  often finds such a company being referred to by its  [[motto]] rather than by its actual title, since descriptions (and names) of companies tended to be somewhat flexible and to vary considerably, the only reliable or constant element being the [[motto]]. Many companies from the period are thus only identified by and discussed '''under the mottoes''' in this encyclopaedia.
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For information on the general '''bibliographic conventions''' used in [[ESAT]], go to:
  
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'''''[[ESAT Bibliographic Conventions]]'''''
  
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'''Some specific notes on venues, etc.:'''
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For consistency, '''abbreviations''' forming part of the name of a venue (e.g. ''St'' for ''Saint'' in [[St John's Theatre]] ) are spelled WITHOUT a period/full top, as is normal South African usage, even though some sources and institutions appear to have preferred the final period/stop in their titles. 
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Regarding '''names of theatrical companies''': An important facet pre-20th-century theatre in South Africa (as elsewhere in the world) has been the use of a '''[[motto]]''' as part of the title for or the name of a theatrical company. In the literature one often finds such a company is referred to by its  [[motto]] rather than by its actual title since descriptions (and names) of companies tended to be somewhat flexible and to vary considerably, the only reliable or constant element being the [[motto]]. Many companies from the period are thus only identified by and discussed under the particular company's [[motto]] in this encyclopaedia.
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==The list==
  
 
Some items are listed under dates or numbers. To see the list (arranged numerically), click on '''#Numerals or dates'''
 
Some items are listed under dates or numbers. To see the list (arranged numerically), click on '''#Numerals or dates'''

Revision as of 09:30, 29 May 2018

Venues, Companies, Societies, Institutions, etc

Admin: Temple Hauptfleisch


Click on the appropriate letter of the alphabet below to obtain an alphabetical listing of links to entries on venues, companies, societies, etc in the encyclopaedia.

Bibliographic Conventions

For information on the general bibliographic conventions used in ESAT, go to:

ESAT Bibliographic Conventions

Some specific notes on venues, etc.:

For consistency, abbreviations forming part of the name of a venue (e.g. St for Saint in St John's Theatre ) are spelled WITHOUT a period/full top, as is normal South African usage, even though some sources and institutions appear to have preferred the final period/stop in their titles.

Regarding names of theatrical companies: An important facet pre-20th-century theatre in South Africa (as elsewhere in the world) has been the use of a motto as part of the title for or the name of a theatrical company. In the literature one often finds such a company is referred to by its motto rather than by its actual title since descriptions (and names) of companies tended to be somewhat flexible and to vary considerably, the only reliable or constant element being the motto. Many companies from the period are thus only identified by and discussed under the particular company's motto in this encyclopaedia.

The list

Some items are listed under dates or numbers. To see the list (arranged numerically), click on #Numerals or dates

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # Numerals or dates

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