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(17*-18*) Gradually became the sole owner of the Cape Town [[African Theatre]] in the 1830s. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape - it was eventually sold in March 1839 and became a church.

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-John Thos. Buck (17*-18*) was a Cape Town businessman involved in  the running of [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town.
+John Thos. Buck (17*-18*) was probably a Cape Town businessman and was involved in  the running of [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town.
-In 1818 he became treasurer of [[The African Theatre]], and  in the 1830s gradually became the sole owner of the property. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape he first announced the first attempt to sell the theatre on 21 March, 1838, and eventually sold it in March 1839 It soon theareafter became a church, to be known as [[St Stephen's Church]].
+In 1818 he became treasurer of [[The African Theatre]], and  in the 1830s gradually took over the property, becoming the sole owner by 1828. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape he first announced the first attempt to sell the theatre on 21 March, 1838, and eventually sold it in March 1839 It soon theareafter became a church, to be known as [[St Stephen's Church]].
 == Sources ==

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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/]: 159, 356, 363-4
-[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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 John Thos. Buck (17*-18*) was a Cape Town businessman involved in  the running of [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town.
-In 1818 he became treasurer of [[The African Theatre]], and  in the 1830s gradually became the sole owner. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape he first announced the first attempt to sell the theatre on 21 March, 1838, and eventually sold it in March 1839 It soon theareafter became a church, to be known as [[St Stephen's Church]].
+In 1818 he became treasurer of [[The African Theatre]], and  in the 1830s gradually became the sole owner of the property. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape he first announced the first attempt to sell the theatre on 21 March, 1838, and eventually sold it in March 1839 It soon theareafter became a church, to be known as [[St Stephen's Church]].
 == Sources ==

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-(17*-18*) Gradually became the sole owner of the Cape Town  [[The African Theatre]] in the 1830s. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape - it was eventually sold in March 1839 and became a church.
+John Thos. Buck (17*-18*) was a Cape Town businessman involved in  the running of [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town.
 == Sources ==
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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