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The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town

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The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town

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 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =
-The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895. In Dutch and Afrikaans the venue is sometimes found as "die [[Beurssaal]]".
+The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895.
-Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**).
+Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations, in which case the venue is sometimes referred to as "de (or die) [[Beurssaal]]" [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]].

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 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =
-The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895. In Dutch and Afrikaans the venue is sometimes found as "die [[Beurssaal]] or
+The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895. In Dutch and Afrikaans the venue is sometimes found as "die [[Beurssaal]]".
 Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**).

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 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =
-The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895.
+The [[Commercial Exchange]] in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895. In Dutch and Afrikaans the venue is sometimes found as "die [[Beurssaal]] or
 Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**).

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 The [[Commercial Exchange]] is a name often given to a building dedicated to commerce and business transactions.
-Also referred to as the '''[[Commercial Rooms]]''' in some cases,  or the [[Beurs]] (lit "purse", i.e. "Stockmarket") in [[Afrikaans]].
+Also referred to as the '''[[Commercial Rooms]]''' in some cases,  or the [[Die Beurs]] (lit "purse", i.e. "The stockmarket" or "commercial exchange") in [[Afrikaans]].
 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =

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 The [[Commercial Exchange]] is a name often given to a building dedicated to commerce and business transactions.
-Also referred to as the '''[[Commercial Rooms]]''' in some cases.
+Also referred to as the '''[[Commercial Rooms]]''' in some cases,  or the [[Beurs]] (lit "purse", i.e. "Stockmarket") in [[Afrikaans]].
 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 428, 440-1,
+[[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. 428, 440-1,
 Timeline of Cape Town, Wikipedia[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cape_Town]

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 == Performances ==
-Among those who used the [[Commercial Exchange]] as a venue over the years are Mr [[T.P. Hill]] (1846 and 1849), [[Mrs Greig]] (1851 and 1853), [[Sefton Parry]] (who created his [[Drawing Room Theatre]] there in 1855), the [[Harper-Leffler Company]] (1868), .
+Among those who used the [[Commercial Exchange]] (or [[Commercial Rooms]]) as a venue over the years are Mr [[T.P. Hill]] (1846 and 1849), [[Mrs Greig]] (1851 and 1853), [[Sefton Parry]] (who created his [[Drawing Room Theatre]] there in 1855), the [[Harper-Leffler Company]] (1868), .
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 == Performances ==
-Among those who used the Commercial Exchange as a venue are Mr [[T.P. Hill]] (1846 and 1849), [[Mrs Greig]] (1851 and 1853), [[Sefton Parry]] (who housed his [[Drawing Room Theatre]] there from 1855-18**), the [[Harper-Leffler Company]] (1868), .
+Among those who used the Commercial Exchange as a venue are Mr [[T.P. Hill]] (1846 and 1849), [[Mrs Greig]] (1851 and 1853), [[Sefton Parry]] (who created his [[Drawing Room Theatre]] there in 1855), the [[Harper-Leffler Company]] (1868), .
 == Sources ==

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 = The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town =
-The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1819, the foundation stone of the building being laid by Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1895 and replaced by the Post Office building.
+The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset.  It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895.
-Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**).
+Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**).
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 Photograph, UCT Scholar Resource Discovery, Record no: 000046576[http://uctscholar.uct.ac.za/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=118360&local_base=GEN01]
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