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Already existing by 1907 and active long after that. *** (See Du Toit, 1988)

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 In 1912, the [[Quinlan Opera Company]], in collaboration with the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] and its leader, the actor and impresario [[Leonard Rayne]], performed in Cape Town for a fortnight in February and March 1912.
-It is unclear if this society was another name for the [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]] (established circa 1900) and/or [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic Society]] (active in the 1920s).
+It is unclear if [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] was another name for the [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]] (established circa 1900) and/or [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic Society]] (active in the 1920s).
 ==Productions==

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 ==History==
-Already existing by 1907 and active long after that.
+The society was in existence by 1907, and until 1912 had concentrated its efforts much more on Gilbert and Sullivan productions than on grand opera.
 In 1912, the [[Quinlan Opera Company]], in collaboration with the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] and its leader, the actor and impresario [[Leonard Rayne]], performed in Cape Town for a fortnight in February and March 1912.
 ==Productions==

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	Already existing by 1907 and active long after that.		Already existing by 1907 and active long after that.
		+	which until 1912 had concentrated its efforts much more on Gilbert and Sullivan productions than on grand opera
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		+	In 1912, the [[Quinlan Opera Company]], in collaboration with the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] and its leader, the actor and impresario [[Leonard Rayne]], performed in Cape Town for a fortnight in February and March 1912.

	==Productions==		==Productions==

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 [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 ==Return to==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

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−	~~Already existing by 1907~~ and ~~active long after that~~. *** (See Du Toit, 1988)	+	[[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] was an arts society in Cape Town.

		+	==History==

		+	Already existing by 1907 and active long after that.
		+
		+	==Productions==
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		+	The Society staged a number of productions, including:
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		+	1913: ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
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		+	==Sources==
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		+	Du Toit, 1988
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
		+	==Return to==
	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]		Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]