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 ''The name is sometimes wrongly spelled '''[[Frank de Jongh|Frank de Jongh]]'''''
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-==Contribution to South African theatre==
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-=== As manager ===
+== As manager ==
 He leased the Cape Town [[Opera House]] almost continuously from 1896-1937, initially in association with [[William Haviland]], later with  [[Herbert Flemming]].
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 ===The [[Frank de Jong-Stephen Black Company]]===
-Following on the success of [[Stephen Black]]'s ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]'', he and [[Stephen Black|Black]] put together the [[Frank de Jong-Stephen Black Company]] (also known simply as the [[De Jong-Black Company]]), to perform a the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town in 1910. The company had been newly recruited in England and they opened on 12 January with ''[[Smith]]'' (Maugham). They then went on a tour of the country, returning in October to open in Cape Town again with  [[Stephen Black]]'s play ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]''.  ''(For the full repertoire, see also the entry on '''[[De Jong-Black Company]]''')''
+Following on the success of [[Stephen Black]]'s ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]'', he and [[Stephen Black|Black]] put together the [[Frank de Jong-Stephen Black Company]] (also known simply as the [[De Jong-Black Company]]), to perform a the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town in 1910. The company had been newly recruited in England and they opened on 12 January with ''[[Smith]]'' (Maugham). They then went on a tour of the country, returning in October to open in Cape Town again with  [[Stephen Black]]'s play ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]''.
-== Sources ==
+''(For the full repertoire, see also the entry on '''[[De Jong-Black Company]]''')''
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''[[SA Review]]'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 431, 434,
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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 In 1899 he and [[Herbert Flemming]] brought the [[Arthur Rousbey Opera Company]] to South Africa to perform a season of operas in Cape Town's [[Opera House]].
 De Jong introduced [[Frederick Mouillot]] and his company to Cape Town in  April, 1902, with a return visit later the year, including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show: ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. Also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The pieces they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'', ''[[Morocco Bound]]'', ''[[Dorothy]]'', ''[[La Poupee]]'' and ''[[The West End]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
 Following on the success of [[Stephen Black]]'s ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]'', he and [[Stephen Black|Black]] put together the [[Frank de Jong-Stephen Black Company]] (also known simply as the [[De Jong-Black Company]]), to perform a the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town in 1910. The company had been newly recruited in England and they opened on 12 January with ''[[Smith]]'' (Maugham). They then went on a tour of the country, returning in October to open in Cape Town again with  [[Stephen Black]]'s play ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]''.  ''(For the full repertoire, see also the entry on '''[[De Jong-Black Company]]''')''

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-[[Frank de Jong]] (active 1890-1930)[] was a Cape Town based impresario.
+[[Frank de Jong]] (active 1890-1930) was a Cape Town based impresario.
 ''The name is sometimes wrongly spelled '''[[Frank de Jongh|Frank de Jongh]]'''''
 ==Biography==
 ==Contribution to South African theatre==
 === As manager ===
 He leased the Cape Town [[Opera House]] almost continuously from 1896-1937, initially in association with [[William Haviland]], later with  [[Herbert Flemming]].

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 In 1899 he and [[Herbert Flemming]] brought the [[Arthur Rousbey Opera Company]] to South Africa to perform a season of operas in Cape Town's [[Opera House]].
-De Jong introduced [[Frederick Mouillot]] and his company to Cape Town in  April, 1902, with a return visit later the year, including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show: ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. Also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The plays they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' and ''[[La Poupee]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
+De Jong introduced [[Frederick Mouillot]] and his company to Cape Town in  April, 1902, with a return visit later the year, including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show: ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. Also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The pieces they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'', ''[[Morocco Bound]]'', ''[[Dorothy]]'', ''[[La Poupee]]'' and ''[[The West End]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
 Following on the success of [[Stephen Black]]'s ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]'', he and [[Stephen Black|Black]] put together the [[Frank de Jong-Stephen Black Company]] (also known simply as the [[De Jong-Black Company]]), to perform a the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town in 1910. The company had been newly recruited in England and they opened on 12 January with ''[[Smith]]'' (Maugham). They then went on a tour of the country, returning in October to open in Cape Town again with  [[Stephen Black]]'s play ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]''.  ''(For the full repertoire, see also the entry on '''[[De Jong-Black Company]]''')''

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 He leased the Cape Town [[Opera House]] almost continuously from 1896-1937, initially in association with [[William Haviland]], later with  [[Herbert Flemming]].
-There he housed his [[Gaiety Companies]], consisting of well-known overseas performers and artistes, including [[Zena Dare]], [[Matheson Lang]], [[Sybil Thorndike]], [[Lewis Casson]], [[Irene Vanbrugh]] and [[Kate Vaughan]] in a variety of plays, operas and ballets between 1896 and 1937.
+There he housed his [[Gaiety Company|Gaiety Companies]], consisting of well-known overseas performers and artistes, including [[Zena Dare]], [[Matheson Lang]], [[Sybil Thorndike]], [[Lewis Casson]], [[Irene Vanbrugh]] and [[Kate Vaughan]] in a variety of plays, operas and ballets between 1896 and 1937.
 In 1899 he and [[Herbert Flemming]] brought the [[Arthur Rousbey Opera Company]] to South Africa to perform a season of operas in Cape Town's [[Opera House]].