Drury Lane Theatre - Revision history

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 == Performances ==
-Perfomances were given inter alia by the [[French Dramatic Artistes]], followed by Mr [[W.F.H. Parker]] and the [[New English Theatrical Company]], who leased it for one season, to produce light dramas and operas.  He in turn was followed by [[James Lycett]] and his family, who did a season, possibly [[Sefton Parry]], [[W.F.H. Parker|Parker]] again (1850) and finally [[Albert French]] (May-June 1851). It was later  sporadically utilized by various groups such as [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] (1843?*-1858, according to Laidler, 1926) and [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] (1851).
+Performances were given inter alia by the [[French Dramatic Artistes]], followed by Mr [[W.F.H. Parker]] and the [[New English Theatrical Company]], who leased it for one season, to produce light dramas and operas.  He in turn was followed by [[James Lycett]] and his family, who did a season, possibly [[Sefton Parry]], [[W.F.H. Parker|Parker]] again (1850) and finally [[Albert French]] (May-June 1851). It was later  sporadically utilized by various groups such as [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] (1843?*-1858, according to Laidler, 1926) and [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] (1851).
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 == History ==
-Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the '''[[Royal Victoria Theatre]]''', but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name '''[[Victoria Theatre]]''' was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
+Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the '''[[Royal Victoria Theatre]]''', but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name '''[[Victoria Theatre]]''' was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Dutch]] amateur company's venue, the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]].)
 Initial plans for the  construction of a "commodious new theatre" for use by both English and [[Dutch]] companies were mooted in the [[Cape Town Mail]] of 6 November, 1841, announcing the sale of 500 shares at £10 each, and promising a dividend of 8%. Nothing came of this plan initally, though efforts to gain investors appear to still have been in progress in 1843, and fainally, on 4 June 1845, the prospectus for the new theatre was signed and released.

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 == History ==
-Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the [[Royal Victoria Theatre]], but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name '''[[Victoria Theatre]]''' was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
+Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the '''[[Royal Victoria Theatre]]''', but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name '''[[Victoria Theatre]]''' was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
 Initial plans for the  construction of a "commodious new theatre" for use by both English and [[Dutch]] companies were mooted in the [[Cape Town Mail]] of 6 November, 1841, announcing the sale of 500 shares at £10 each, and promising a dividend of 8%. Nothing came of this plan initally, though efforts to gain investors appear to still have been in progress in 1843, and fainally, on 4 June 1845, the prospectus for the new theatre was signed and released.

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 == History ==
-Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the [[Royal Victoria Theatre]], but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name [[Victoria Theatre]] was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
+Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the [[Royal Victoria Theatre]], but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name '''[[Victoria Theatre]]''' was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
 Initial plans for the  construction of a "commodious new theatre" for use by both English and [[Dutch]] companies were mooted in the [[Cape Town Mail]] of 6 November, 1841, announcing the sale of 500 shares at £10 each, and promising a dividend of 8%. Nothing came of this plan initally, though efforts to gain investors appear to still have been in progress in 1843, and fainally, on 4 June 1845, the prospectus for the new theatre was signed and released.

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 == History ==
-Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the [[Royal Victoria Theatre]], but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name [[Victoria Theatre]] was soon afterwards assumed for a while by
+Built in response to the loss of the old [[African Theatre]] in March 1839, it was initially to have been be called the [[Royal Victoria Theatre]], but eventually retained the nickname bestowed on it because of its location on Drury Lane instead. (The name [[Victoria Theatre]] was soon afterwards assumed for a while by the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]])
 Initial plans for the  construction of a "commodious new theatre" for use by both English and [[Dutch]] companies were mooted in the [[Cape Town Mail]] of 6 November, 1841, announcing the sale of 500 shares at £10 each, and promising a dividend of 8%. Nothing came of this plan initally, though efforts to gain investors appear to still have been in progress in 1843, and fainally, on 4 June 1845, the prospectus for the new theatre was signed and released.

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−	The [[Drury Lane Theatre]] was a theatre on Constitution Hill, Cape Town, active from ~~1843~~ till about 1851.	+	The [[Drury Lane Theatre]] was a theatre on Constitution Hill, Cape Town, active from 1847 till about 1851.
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 In January 1846 [[Petrus Cauvin]] and [[John Francis Long]] bought shares in a piece of ground situated at the corner of Drury Lane and Constitution Streets from [[William White]] and  construction commenced. It was to be  constructed in such a manner that it could be turned into dwelling houses, if need should arise.
-After long delays in building caused by the Border Wars, it was possibly completed in late 1846 and finally opened in 1847 or 1848. According to Jill Fletcher (1994),the theatre officially opened on June 19 1848 with the visting [[French Dramatic Artistes]] of [[Dalle Case]], though F.C.L. Bosman (1928: p. 479) suggests it may have already have opened in 1847 with performances of the [[Automata]] by  [[Parker's Company]].
+After long delays in building caused by the Border Wars, it was possibly completed in late 1846 and finally opened in 1847 or 1848. According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (1994),the theatre officially opened on June 19 1848 with the visting [[French Dramatic Artistes]] of [[Dalle Case]], though [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 479) suggests it may have already have opened in 1847 with performances of the [[Automata]] by  [[Parker's Company]].
 In 1848 [[William White]] , who had apparently kept some shares in (or the ownership of the theatre) for himself, put the theatre and its large collection of costumes and sets up for sale, along with his other Cape properties, as he was emigrating. The theatre was apparently then bought by [[L.P. Cauvin]] for £235.