Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater - Revision history

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 ''[[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]]'' ("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre") was the [[Dutch]] name for the company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803.
-Also advertised as [[Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap]], with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense". , which
+Also advertised as [[Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap]], with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense".
- Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.
+The company was possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison, and performed in the [[African Theatre]].
-In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards,  weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings). No further theatre presentations have been found for the company.
+In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards,  weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings).
 == Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
 Their theatre performances in the three years of their active life include:
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 68, 79
+[[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. 78-81, 114
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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-("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre"). Also advertised as [[Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap]], with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense".
+''[[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]]'' ("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre") was the [[Dutch]] name for the company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803.
-The [[Dutch]] name for a company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803.  Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.
+Also advertised as [[Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap]], with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense". , which
 In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards,  weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings). No further theatre presentations have been found for the company.

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 : On 13 February  they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.)
-: On 17 July performed ''[[Der Wildfang]]'' (Von Kotzebue)and ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Kotzebue)  in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town,  the latter play possibly in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802.
+: On 17 July performed ''[[Der Wildfang]]'' (Von Kotzebue)and ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Ogier)  in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town,  the latter play in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802.
 : On 12 March performed ''[[Der Ueberrasschung]]'' and ''[[Die Friedensfeyer, oder Die unvermuthete Wiederkunft|Das Friedens-feyer]]'' in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, both in German.

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 : On 17 July performed ''[[Der Wildfang]]'' (Von Kotzebue)and ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Kotzebue)  in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town,  the latter play possibly in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802.
-: On 12 March performed ''[[Der Ueberrasschung]]'' and ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, both in German.
+: On 12 March performed ''[[Der Ueberrasschung]]'' and ''[[Die Friedensfeyer, oder Die unvermuthete Wiederkunft|Das Friedens-feyer]]'' in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, both in German.
 == Sources ==

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 The [[Dutch]] name for a company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803.  Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.
-In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards,  weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings).
+In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards,  weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings). No further theatre presentations have been found for the company.
 == Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
-Their theatre performances include:
+Their theatre performances in the three years of their active life include:
 : On 13 February  they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.)

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−	("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre") The [[Dutch]] name for a company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803. Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.	+	("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre"). Also advertised as [[Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap]], with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense".
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		+	The [[Dutch]] name for a company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803. Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the [[VOC]] (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.

	In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards, weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings).		In some adverts they are referred to as [[De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap]], signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards, weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings).

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	1802: On 13 February they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.)		1802: On 13 February they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.)
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		+	1802: On 17 July performed Der Wildfang (Von Kotzebue), in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town along with ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Kotzebue), possibly in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802.
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		+	1803: On 24 July performed, in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town along with ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Kotzebue), possibly in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''.

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 Their theatre performances include:
-: On 13 February  they performed De Schachmaschine, oder Genie Streiche ueber Genie Streiche (Beck) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production for which an advert has been found.)
+: On 13 February  they performed De Schachmaschine, oder Genie Streiche ueber Genie Streiche (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production for which an advert has been found.)
 == Sources ==