City Amateur Theatrical Society - Revision history

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 Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A  Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.
-Performers include Mr [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director" in one programme), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].
+Performers include Mr [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director" of the company in one programme), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].
 The company is not mentioned again after 1854.
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.423, 426-7, 487, 494,
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.423, 426-7, 487, 494, 504.
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.423, 426-7
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.423, 426-7, 487, 494,
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:18, 5 December 2016
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−	[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions in the ~~[[Dutch]] Company's~~ [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1854.	+	[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions in the [[Bree Street Theatre]], Cape Town in 1854.

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1828, p. 427) suggests that the initiative may have been one aspect of the legacy left by the energetic elocutionist and multi-faceted teacher [[T.P. Hill]], since elocution and dramatic reading had become very popular in the period and leading figure in this company, Mr [[J. Boxer]], is specifically mentioned for his skills in this respect.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1828, p. 427) suggests that the initiative may have been one aspect of the legacy left by the energetic elocutionist and multi-faceted teacher [[T.P. Hill]], since elocution and dramatic reading had become very popular in the period and leading figure in this company, Mr [[J. Boxer]], is specifically mentioned for his skills in this respect.

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:16, 5 December 2016
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−	[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions in the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1854. Bosman (1828, p. 427) suggests that it may have been ~~another initiative~~ of the ~~elocution~~ teacher [[T.P. Hill]].	+	[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions in the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1854.
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1828, p. 427) suggests that the initiative may have been one aspect of the legacy left by the energetic elocutionist and multi-faceted teacher [[T.P. Hill]], since elocution and dramatic reading had become very popular in the period and leading figure in this company, Mr [[J. Boxer]], is specifically mentioned for his skills in this respect.

	Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret\|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.		Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret\|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.

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-[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town  in 1854.
+[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions in the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town  in 1854. Bosman (1828, p. 427) suggests that it may have been another initiative of the elocution teacher [[T.P. Hill]].
 Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A  Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.426-7
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.423, 426-7
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A  Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.
-Performers include [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director" or "Stage-manager"), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].
+Performers include [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director" in one programme), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].
 The company is not mentioned again after 1854.

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-A short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions the Dutch Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town  in 1854. Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A  Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.
+[[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] was a short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town  in 1854.
 Performers include [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director"), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].
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 == Sources ==
-Bosman, 1928, pp 426-7
+Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 == Return to ==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:50, 29 April 2014
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−	A short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions the Dutch Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1854. Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret\|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.	+	A short-lived amateur company which staged a few productions the Dutch Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] in Cape Town in 1854. Plays performed include ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A Race for Dinner]]'' (Rodwell), ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris), ''[[Ion]]'' (Talfourd) on 27 July 1854 and ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (À Beckett), ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) and ''[[The Secret\|The Secret!]]'' (Morris) on 21 August 1854.

	Performers include [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director"), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].		Performers include [[J. Boxer]] (also named as "Director"), [[Mrs Arlington]], [[Mr Ashley]].