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The Grahamstown Theatrical Amateur Company (1837-1850)

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The Grahamstown Theatrical Amateur Company (1837-1850)

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The Grahamstown Theatrical Amateur Company (1837-1850)

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 More certain seem to be some performances in 1839, which saw them doing pieces like ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville]]'' and ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'', as well as hosting "''[[Mechanical and Picturesque Theatre of Arts]]''" (most probably a presentation by the magician and puppeteer [[W.F.H.  Parker]] and [[Mr Parker's Theatre of Mechanics]]) in the [[Commercial Hall]] Grahamstown in December.
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 More certain seem to be some performances in 1839, which saw them doing pieces like ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville]]'' and ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'', as well as hosting "''[[Mechanical and Picturesque Theatre of Arts]]''" (most probably a presentation by the magician and puppeteer [[W.F.H.  Parker]] and [[Mr Parker's Theatre of Mechanics]]) in the [[Commercial Hall]] Grahamstown in December.
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 Their first performance was Sheridan's ''[[The Rivals]]'' (Sheridan)  and the burlesque ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' by William Barnes Rhodes, Dec 1837. Most famously, the skit ''[[Kaatjie Kekkelbek]]'' (Bain and Rex) was put on in 1838, which  saw the first use of what is generally considered an early form of the [[Afrikaans]] language on stage. Laidler also mentions a few other plays done in 1838 (e.g. ''[[The Castle Spectre, or The Ghost of Evelina]]'', ''[[Chronomoholonthologus]]'', ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'', ''[[The Midnight Hour]]'', ''[[Love Laughs at Locksmiths]]'', ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]''),  though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928: pp. 388-390), who often finds Laidler unreliable,  suggests that he may be conflating performances in Cape Town with those in  Grahamstown. Yet he does also add that the theatre in Grahamstown at the time did seem to reflect theatrical activities in Cape Town. This may be because the company no doubt collaborated with the amateurs of the local garrison and a number of visiting artists over the years, as did the later '''[[Graham's Town Dramatic Club]]'''.
-More certain seem to be some performances in 1839, which saw them doing pieces like ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville]]'' and ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'', as well as hosting "''[[Mechanical and Picturesque Theatre of Arts]]''" (most probably a presentation by the magician and puppeteer [[W.F.H.  Parker]] and [[Mr Parker's Theatre of Mechanics]]) in the [[Commercial Hall]] Grahmastown in December.
+More certain seem to be some performances in 1839, which saw them doing pieces like ''[[The Innkeeper of Abbeville]]'' and ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'', as well as hosting "''[[Mechanical and Picturesque Theatre of Arts]]''" (most probably a presentation by the magician and puppeteer [[W.F.H.  Parker]] and [[Mr Parker's Theatre of Mechanics]]) in the [[Commercial Hall]] Grahamstown in December.
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	[[P.R. Kirby]] 1962. [[Frederick Timpson I’Ons]] and the first sixteen years of the theatre in Grahamstown. ''Africana Notes & News'', 15:66-83.		[[P.R. Kirby]] 1962. [[Frederick Timpson I’Ons]] and the first sixteen years of the theatre in Grahamstown. ''Africana Notes & News'', 15:66-83.
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	[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.44.		[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.44.

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 [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
-[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
+[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
 [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
 [[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.44.

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 388-390.
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 [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
-[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
+[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.44.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 388-390.
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 116-7, 138

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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.

		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 116-7, 138

		+	[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica

		+	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.

−	== Return to ==	+	[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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		+	[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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-= The [[Graham's Town Dramatic Club]] (ca 1860s)=
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 It appears that for a while (the 1850s and early 1860s) a strong anti-theatrical prejudice (or "Anti-Thespian" movement)  existed in Grahamstown (often referred to as "the city of saints"), and that the town was generally avoided by touring companies. For example, [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980, p. 138) records that [[Sefton Parry]] was advised to avoid the town, and did so initially in 1862, preferring to go  to Natal with his company. However, he eventually relented, and did a short season in the town (from the end of December 1862 till January 1863), apparently feeling the prejudice, since a critic cited by Bosman (1980, p. 117) states that "Mr Parry's performances are much approved by the press but not much patronized by the public".  However, his timing had also been rather bad, it being the summer vacation and "all of Grahamstown has gone to the sea in a bullock-wagon", so he cut short his season in January of 1864.

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 It may be the predecessor of what is later referred to as '''[[Graham's Town Dramatic Club]]'''
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 The company existed in  Grahamstown till 1850. It used the motto '''Consacre a la Bienfaisance, Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense''' (= "Dedicated to charity, Evil to him who evil thinks").
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