James Lycett - Revision history

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His contribution to South African theatre

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Sources

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First phase 1848-1852

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−	In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as that of [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows they helped Parry with include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault), ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn), ''[[Still Waters Run Deep]]'' () and possibly ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Shakespeare).	+	In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as that of [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows they helped Parry with include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault), ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn), ''[[Still Waters Run Deep]]'' (Taylor) and possibly ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Shakespeare).

	Lycett himself was accidentally wounded on stage during the final duel between "Macduff" (played by Lycett) and "Macbeth" (played by [[Sefton Parry]]) in the latter's production of ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 1858.		Lycett himself was accidentally wounded on stage during the final duel between "Macduff" (played by Lycett) and "Macbeth" (played by [[Sefton Parry]]) in the latter's production of ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 1858.

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-In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently  worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as that of [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows by Parry include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn).
+In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently  worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as that of [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows they helped  Parry with include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault), ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn), ''[[Still Waters Run Deep]]'' () and possibly ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Shakespeare).
-Lycett himself was accidentally wounded on stage in 1858 while playing "Macduff" to [[Sefton Parry]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' on the evening of 1 June.
+Lycett himself was accidentally wounded on stage during the final duel between "Macduff" (played by Lycett) and "Macbeth" (played by [[Sefton Parry]]) in the latter's production of ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 1858.
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 412-428; 480-503.
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980:
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980: p. 72
 Laidler, 1926;
 Du Toit,  1988
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−	In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows by Parry include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn).	+	In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for professional companies, such as that of [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows by Parry include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn).

−	Lycett was accidentally wounded on stage in 1858 while playing Macduff to [[Sefton Parry]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]''.	+	Lycett himself was accidentally wounded on stage in 1858 while playing "Macduff" to [[Sefton Parry]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' on the evening of 1 June.

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 Initially, in 1848,  he may have performed something in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], but in 1849 he fitted up [[Haupt's wine store]] at 21 Hope Street as a theatre.  The opening performance was (possibly?) Shakespeare’s ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third]]'' with Lycett as "Richard".  In July 1850 they repeated this performance in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], which Lycett had taken and fitted up and refurbished. This production established his name in Cape Town theatre.
-There would follow ''[[William Tell]]'' and ''[[The Party Wall]]'' (Friday, 6 September 1850); ''[[The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man]]'' and ''[[Twice Killed]]'' (Oxenford) on Saturday 24 November, 1850; and between 1850 and 1852 he did a few more plays, among them a performance of ''[[Pizarro, or The Death of Rolla|Pizarro, or The Conquest of Mexico]]''.
+There would follow ''[[William Tell]]'' and ''[[The Party Wall]]'' (Friday, 6 September 1850); ''[[The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man]]'' and ''[[Twice Killed]]'' (Oxenford) on Saturday 24 November, 1850; and between 1850 and 1852 he did a few more plays, among them a performance of ''[[Pizarro, or the Death of Rolla|Pizarro, or The Conquest of Mexico]]''.
 However, hereafter he seemed to have become otherwise occupied for a while, at least till after [[Sefton Parry]]’s arrival in 1855.

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 However, hereafter he seemed to have become otherwise occupied for a while, at least till after [[Sefton Parry]]’s arrival in 1855.
 In 1855 he appears to have begun performing again, setting up a company with the help of non-commissioned officers from the Garrison. They apparently  worked with the company [[Amateurs of Cape Town]] and also performed for [[Sefton Parry]] in this period. Shows include ''[[Used Up, or The Peer and the Ploughboy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[Family Jars]]'' (Lunn).
 Lycett was accidentally wounded on stage in 1858 while playing Macduff to [[Sefton Parry]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]''.

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−	Initially, in 1848, he may have performed something in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], but in 1849 he fitted up [[Haupt's wine store]] at 21 Hope Street as a theatre. The opening performance was (possibly?) Shakespeare’s ''[[Richard III\|Richard the Third]]'' with Lycett as "Richard". ~~They~~ repeated this performance in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] ~~in July 1850~~. This production established his name in Cape Town theatre.	+	Initially, in 1848, he may have performed something in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], but in 1849 he fitted up [[Haupt's wine store]] at 21 Hope Street as a theatre. The opening performance was (possibly?) Shakespeare’s ''[[Richard III\|Richard the Third]]'' with Lycett as "Richard". In July 1850 they repeated this performance in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], which Lycett had taken and fitted up and refurbished. This production established his name in Cape Town theatre.

	There would follow ''[[William Tell]]'' and ''[[The Party Wall]]'' (Friday, 6 September 1850); ''[[The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man]]'' and ''[[Twice Killed]]'' (Oxenford) on Saturday 24 November, 1850; and between 1850 and 1852 he did a few more plays, among them a performance of ''[[Pizarro, or The Conquest of Mexico]]''.		There would follow ''[[William Tell]]'' and ''[[The Party Wall]]'' (Friday, 6 September 1850); ''[[The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man]]'' and ''[[Twice Killed]]'' (Oxenford) on Saturday 24 November, 1850; and between 1850 and 1852 he did a few more plays, among them a performance of ''[[Pizarro, or The Conquest of Mexico]]''.