Improvised Theatre Space - Revision history

Satj at 08:15, 11 August 2023

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Satj: /* Some specific South African examples */

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Some specific South African examples

Satj: /* Military Entertainment */

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Military Entertainment

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Military Entertainment

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War time entertainment troupes

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The term

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War time entertainment troupes

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The UDF Entertainment Unit

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Myles Bourke and the performers of the Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit

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South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment

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	The term '''[[Improvised Theatre Space]]''' or '''[[Improvised Space]]''' is generally used in [[ESAT]] to refer to any space that has been transformed for the purpose of theatrical and other performed entertainment by the performers themselves.		The term '''[[Improvised Theatre Space]]''' or '''[[Improvised Space]]''' is generally used in [[ESAT]] to refer to any space that has been transformed for the purpose of theatrical and other performed entertainment by the performers themselves.

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 ='''Some specific South African examples'''=
-The following short items may serve to illustrate the principle.
+The following short items may serve to illustrate the principle outlined above.
-== [[Charles du Val]] and the early travelling troupe ==
+==Travelling companies==
 In the 19th century, when theatre facilities were unavailable in most rural South African villages, acting companies had to improvise when creating a space for staging their productions. Sound, for example, was non-existant and actors had to use their vocal chords to their utmost ability. Lighting consisted of candles, oil lamps and "lime-lights" but the latter were rare and curtains consisted of a cloth, such as hessian, tied to a piece of wire. Seating relied on what the audience patrons brought with them and consisted on barrels, planks and some chairs. At time the patrons sat on rocks, tree branches or they simply sat on the ground. This lack of facilities was limited only by the patron's imagination. Really adventurous actors sometimes lugged pianos with them, a really heavy task, but there was a wide variety of other musical instruments available as well. Acting was definitely not for the faint of heart.

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 See the entries on various war time entertainment initiatives and troupes in the entry on '''[[Military Entertainment]]''', where the whole notion is discussed and many examples discussed, including entertainment of troops and citizens during the various wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, the so-called Border Wars, South African War, 1899-1902, First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War 1939-1945, and the Border War of the 1970s-1980s.
-A particularly apt example from this convention in theatre is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the '''[[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]]''' during the Second World War.
+A particularly apt example from this convention in theatre is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the '''[[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]]''' during the Second World War. It is briefly discussed below - a fuller history of the Unit appears in the entry linked above.
 =='''South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment''' ==

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 See the entries on various war time entertainment initiatives and troupes in the entry on '''[[Military Entertainment]]''', where the whole notion is discussed and many examples discussed, including entertainment of troops and citizens during the various wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, the so-called Border Wars, South African War, 1899-1902, First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War 1939-1945, and the Border War of the 1970s-1980s.
-A particularly apt example from this convention in theatre is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]] during the Second World War.
+A particularly apt example from this convention in theatre is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the '''[[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]]''' during the Second World War.
 =='''South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment''' ==

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 ''For more on his adventures in this respect, see the entry on '''[[Charles du Val]]'''''
-==War time entertainment troupes==
+=='''[[Military Entertainment]]'''==
-See the entry on '''[[Military Entertainment]]''', where the whole notion is discussed and many examples discussed, including entertainment of troops and citizens during the various wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, the so-called Border Wars, South African War, 1899-1902, First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War 1939-1945, and the Border War of the 1970s-1980s.
+See the entries on various war time entertainment initiatives and troupes in the entry on '''[[Military Entertainment]]''', where the whole notion is discussed and many examples discussed, including entertainment of troops and citizens during the various wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, the so-called Border Wars, South African War, 1899-1902, First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War 1939-1945, and the Border War of the 1970s-1980s.
-A particularly apt example of this practical facet of that activity is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
+A particularly apt example from this convention in theatre is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]] during the Second World War.
 =='''South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment''' ==

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	Another, very specific kind of improvised space is as well as most of the open air rituals and performances by the various peoples across the globe, and most notably the indigenous peoples over the millenia.		Another, very specific kind of improvised space is as well as most of the open air rituals and performances by the various peoples across the globe, and most notably the indigenous peoples over the millenia.
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		+	See also terms like '''[[Improvised Venue]]''', '''[[Found Space]]''' and '''[[Open-air Theatre]]'''.

	='''Some specific South African examples'''=		='''Some specific South African examples'''=

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 ===The [[UDF Entertainment Unit]]===
-During the Second World War the men and women of the [[19th Reserve Motor Transport Company]], also known as the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]], was formed in Pretoria in January 1941.
+During the Second World War the men and women of the [[19th Reserve Motor Transport Company]], also known as the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]] (or [[UDF Entertainment Unit]]), was formed in Pretoria in January 1941.
 Major [[Myles Bourke]] was in charge of the men while Captain Mrs [[Sibyl Gaiger]] looked after the welfare of the girls.
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 By the end of the war the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]] had performed 54 variety shows in front of eight million soldiers in North Africa and another three million in South Africa.
 ===Sources===

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 == '''Second World War Entertainment''' ==
-== [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]] ==
+===The [[UDF Entertainment Unit]]===
 During the Second World War the men and women of the [[19th Reserve Motor Transport Company]], also known as the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]], was formed in Pretoria in January 1941.

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 A particularly apt example is that of the Major [[Myles Bourke]] and the performers of the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
-== '''South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment''' ==
+=='''South African War, 1899-1902, Entertainment''' ==
 For a fascinating article about the use of the "[[Magic Lantern]]" as a form of entertainment during the South African War 1899-1902, click on this link : https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/anglo-boer-war-sketches-magic-lanterns-and-lanternist