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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 394-5, 398.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 394-5, 398.
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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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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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 The company had been founded, and was managed, by the actress-manager [[Emilie Bevan]], who had taken a lease on [[The Vaudeville Theatre]] in Cape Town, and began a successful season  of a little over three and a half months there on 8 August, 1892.
-The remarkably extensive repertoire of this first season consisted of ''[[The Old Love and the New]]'' (Howard/Albery), ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman), ''[[The English Rose]]'' (Sims and Buchanan), ''[[Jane]]'' (Nicholls and Lestocq), ''[[The Bells of Haslemere]]'' (Pettitt and Grundy), ''[[The Profligate]]'' (Pinero),  ''[[The Lights o' London]]'' (Sims), ''[[Sweet Lavender]]'' (Pinero), ''[[Moths]]'' (Ouida), ''[[The Late Lamented]]'' (Bison/Horner), ''[[The Magistrate]]'' (Pinero), ''[[Diplomacy]]'' (Sardou/Rowe & Rowe), ''[[Held by the Enemy]]'' (Gillette), ''[[Judah]]'' (Jones), ''[[In His Power]]'' (Quinton), ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Boucicault), ''[[The Private Secretary]]'' (Hawtrey) and ''[[Struck Oil]]'' (Anon.).
+The remarkably extensive repertoire of this first season consisted of ''[[The Old Love and the New]]'' (Howard/Albery), ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman), ''[[The English Rose]]'' (Sims and Buchanan), ''[[Jane]]'' (Nicholls and Lestocq), ''[[The Bells of Haslemere]]'' (Pettitt and Grundy), ''[[The Profligate]]'' (Pinero),  ''[[The Lights o' London]]'' (Sims), ''[[Sweet Lavender]]'' (Pinero), ''[[Moths]]'' (Ouida), ''[[The Late Lamented]]'' (Bison/Horner), ''[[The Magistrate]]'' (Pinero), ''[[Diplomacy]]'' (Sardou/Rowe & Rowe), ''[[Held by the Enemy]]'' (Gillette), ''[[Judah]]'' (Jones), ''[[In His Power]]'' (Quinton), ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Boucicault), ''[[The Private Secretary]]'' (Hawtrey), ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[Struck Oil]]'' (Anon.).
 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), "The work naturally lacked finish in many instances, but there remained much that was highly creditable to the young manageress" (Bosman, 1980: p. 395)

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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), "The work naturally lacked finish in many instances, but there remained much that was highly creditable to the young manageress" (Bosman, 1980: p. 395)
-The company made a return in April 1893 with a shorter season at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] that included  ''[[Niobe]]'' (Paulton and Paulton), ''[[Betsy]]'' (Burnand) and ''[[Pink Dominoes]]'' (Hennequin and Delacour/Alberry).
+The company made a return in April 1893 with a shorter season at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] that included  ''[[Niobe]]'' (Paulton and Paulton), ''[[Betsy]]'' (Burnand) and ''[[The Pink Dominoes]]'' (Hennequin and Delacour/Alberry).
 In 1894 Bevan and her company played at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (her first and last appearance there).  The repertoire this time included ''[[Is She Guiltless?]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' (Mary and Grisier/Buchanan) and  ''[[The Mother-in-Law]]'' (Sims).

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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), "The work naturally lacked finish in many instances, but there remained much that was highly creditable to the young manageress" (Bosman, 1980: p. 395)
-In 1894 Bevan and her company played a second, shorter, season at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (her first and last appearance there).  The repertoire this time included ''[[Is She Guiltless?]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' (Mary and Grisier/Buchanan) and  ''[[The Mother-in-Law]]'' (Sims).
+The company made a return in April 1893 with a shorter season at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] that included  ''[[Niobe]]'' (Paulton and Paulton), ''[[Betsy]]'' (Burnand) and ''[[Pink Dominoes]]'' (Hennequin and Delacour/Alberry).
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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), "The work naturally lacked finish in many instances, but there remained much that was highly creditable to the young manageress" (Bosman, 1980: p. 395)
-In 1894 Bevan and her company played a second, shorter, season at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (her first and last appearance there).  The repertoire this time included ''[[Is She Guiltless?]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' (Buchanan) and  ''[[The Mother-in-Law]]'' (Sims).
+In 1894 Bevan and her company played a second, shorter, season at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (her first and last appearance there).  The repertoire this time included ''[[Is She Guiltless?]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' (Mary and Grisier/Buchanan) and  ''[[The Mother-in-Law]]'' (Sims).
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