French Theatre - Revision history

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 References to a '''French Theatrical Company''',  [[French Theatre Company]], [[French Amateur Company]], etc  appear in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century in Southern Africa, or in various [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] versions of the name ( [[Den Franschen Schouwburg]], etc) .
-'''For the individual companies and venues, see [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''
+'''For the individual companies and venues, see the list under [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''
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−	'''See [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''	+	'''See the overview entry [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''

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 French Theatre can imply the '''Theatre of France'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_France] or it can mean '''Theatre in the French Language''', i.e theatre written and performed in French anywhere in the world, including the former French colonial empire and the Francophone countries in the Caribbean and Africa.
-'''See  [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''
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 =[[French Theatre]] as the name for a company and/or venue=
-References to a '''French Theatrical Company''',  [[French Theatre Company]], etc  appear in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century in Southern Africa, or in various [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] versions of the name ([[Het Fransche Schouwburg]], [[Den Franschen Schouwburg]], etc) .
+References to a '''French Theatrical Company''',  [[French Theatre Company]], [[French Amateur Company]], etc  appear in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century in Southern Africa, or in various [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] versions of the name ( [[Den Franschen Schouwburg]], etc) .
 '''For the individual companies and venues, see [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''
-== The [[French Theatrical Company]] 1808-9==
+== Return to ==
-In 1808-1809 a group of amateur and professional players, apparently referred to as the "[[French Theatrical Company]]" or ''[[French Theatre Company]]'' in English and , The first productions were in what was called the [[French Theatre]] in Berg Street.
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-From 1809 they appear to have amalgamated with the bilingual Dutch/French company [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]], and performed in the [[African Theatre]].
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
-They produced a number of French works in this period, including ''[[Les Plaideurs]]'' (Racine), ''[[Le Petit Matelot, ou Le Mariage Impromptu]]'' (Pigault Lebrun),
+Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
-== The [[French Theatre Company]] 1848 ==
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
-A ''French Theatre Company'' is reported by "[[Sam Sly]]" to have opened the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] on Constitution Hill in Cape Town on June 19th, 1848, with "tragic Scenes, Vaudevilles, and Interludes of music and dancing". He may be referring to [[Dalle Case]] and the company from Mauritius which was billed as "[[French Dramatic Artistes]]".
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
-== [[The French Theatre]], venue in Cape Town 1807-1808 ==
+Return to [[Main Page]]
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 =[[French Theatre]] as the name for a company and/or venue=
-References to a '''French Theatrical Company''',  [[French Theatre Company]], etc  appear in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century in Southern Africa.
+References to a '''French Theatrical Company''',  [[French Theatre Company]], etc  appear in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century in Southern Africa, or in various [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] versions of the name ([[Het Fransche Schouwburg]], [[Den Franschen Schouwburg]], etc) .
 '''For the individual companies and venues, see [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''

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 == The [[French Theatrical Company]] 1808-9==
-In 1808-1809 a group of amateur and professional players, apparently referred to as the "[[French Theatrical Company]]", produced a number of French works, including ''[[Les Plaideurs]]'' (Racine), ''[[Le Petit Matelot, ou Le Mariage Impromptu]]'' (Pigault Lebrun),
+In 1808-1809 a group of amateur and professional players, apparently referred to as the "[[French Theatrical Company]]" in English and , The first productions were in what was called the [[French Theatre]] in Berg Street.
 == The [[French Theatre Company]] 1848 ==