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A South African note on the name Dr Bolus

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A South African note on the name Dr Bolus

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A note on the name Dr Bolus

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Performance history in South Africa

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 ==A South African note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
-In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus (1834–1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bolus] was a Cape Town botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leipold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters to his patron, entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus'' (Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979).
+In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus (1834–1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bolus] was a Cape Town botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leipold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters to his patron (1897 to 1911), entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus'' (Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979).
 == Sources ==

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 ==A South African note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
-In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus was a Cape Town botanist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leopold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters to his patron, entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus'' (Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979).
+In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus (1834–1911)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bolus] was a Cape Town botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leipold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters to his patron, entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus'' (Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979).
 == Sources ==

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 ==A South African note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
-In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus was a Cape Town botanist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leopold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
+In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus was a Cape Town botanist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leopold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters to his patron, entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus'' (Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979).
 == Sources ==

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 : Performed in the [[The African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September as afterpiece to the tragedy ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'' (Lillo),  and is referred to as a "bombastic burletta in one act".
-==A note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
+==A South African note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
 In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus was a Cape Town botanist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leopold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)

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 ==A note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
-In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link - it was a Dr Harry Bolus, the Cape Town botanist, who actually paid for the  medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London of the revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
+In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link.  Dr Harry Bolus was a Cape Town botanist, who paid for the  medical training of  [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] at Guy’s Hospital in London. Leopold was to become a revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine . (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
 == Sources ==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed in the [[The African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September as afterpiece to ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'' (Lillo). Referred to as a "bombastic burletta in one act".
+: Performed in the [[The African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September as afterpiece to the tragedy ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'' (Lillo),  and is referred to as a "bombastic burletta in one act".
 ==A note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==

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 (The play's title is often written ''[[Dr Bolus]]''.)
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 : Performed in the [[The African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September as afterpiece to ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'' (Lillo). Referred to as a "bombastic burletta in one act".
-==A note on the name Dr Bolus==
+==A note on the name '''Dr Bolus'''==
-The name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often in any internet search, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link - it was a Dr Harry Bolus, the Cape Town botanist, who actually paid for the  medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London of the revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
+In any internet search, the name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often as a familiar one in the medical and scientific fields, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link - it was a Dr Harry Bolus, the Cape Town botanist, who actually paid for the  medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London of the revered [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright, paediatrician, botanist, journalist, novelist, cook and connoisseur of food and wine [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
 == Sources ==

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-The name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often in any internet search, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link - a Dr Harry Bolus, a Cape Town botanist actually paid for the  medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London of the early [[Afrikaans]] poet and playwright [[Louis Leipoldt]]. (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
+The name ''Dr Bolus'' crops up surprisingly often in any internet search, and - in an interesting South African aside, with a theatrical link - a Dr Harry Bolus, a Cape Town botanist actually paid for the  medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London of the early [[Afrikaans]] poet and playwright [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. (This relationship is reflected in Leipoldt’s published letters entitled ''Dear Dr Bolus''.)
 == The original text ==