King William's Town Theatre - Revision history

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 References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.
-Please note there are two other variant spellings for the name of the town, i.e. '''Kingwilliamstown''' and '''King Williamstown''' found in some sources.
+Please note there are two other variant spellings for the name of the town, i.e. '''[[Kingwilliamstown]]''' and '''[[King Williamstown]]''' found in some sources.
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 References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.
-Please note there are two other variant spellings for the name of the town, i.e. '''[[Kingwilliamstown]]''' and '''[[King Williamstown]]''' found in some sources.
+Please note there are two other variant spellings for the name of the town, i.e. '''Kingwilliamstown''' and '''King Williamstown''' found in some sources.
 == Early history ==

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−	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] or [[King Williamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of [[King William's Town]][] ~~over the years~~. References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.	+	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] or [[King Williamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of [[King William's Town]][].
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		+	References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.
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		+	Please note there are two other variant spellings for the name of the town, i.e. '''[[Kingwilliamstown]]''' and '''[[King Williamstown]]''' found in some sources.

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−	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] or [[King Williamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of King William's Town[] over the years. References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.	+	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] or [[King Williamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of [[King William's Town]][] over the years. References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.

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−	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of King William's Town[] over the years. References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.	+	The [[King William's Town Theatre]] (or [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] or [[King Williamstown Theatre]] in some sources) seems to be the name given to two or more venues in the Eastern Cape Town of King William's Town[] over the years. References a performance space of this name occurs over the years, particularly in the mid 19th century, probably done by members of the garrisons stationed there, local amateurs and touring theatre companies.

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-In 1896, the same year [[Mark Twain]] performed his ''[[At Home]]'' there (June 1896), a new venue also referred to as [[King William's Town Theatre]] was opened in the town. However this may in fact simply be a reference to the [[Town Hall]] in King William's Town ([[King William’s Town Town Hall]]) or the [[Victoria Drill Hall]] (erected 1889).
+In 1896, the same year [[Mark Twain]] performed his ''[[At Home]]'' there (June 1896), a new venue also referred to as [[King William's Town Theatre]] was opened in the town. However this may in fact simply be a reference to the [[Town Hall]] in King William's Town ([[King William’s Town Town Hall]], built in 1869) or the [[Victoria Drill Hall]] (erected 1889).
 The [[King William's Town Theatre]] was most probably used by the [[King William’s Town Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society]] for its productions over the years.

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 It seems that the first such venue mentioned (in the late 1850s early 1860s) may have been a small and temporary space, built or fitted up for theatrical performances.
 For example [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp 182 ff.) mentions performances by the [[King William's Town Dramatic Club]] in 23 and 24 May, 1861, and by [[Sefton Parry]] in 1862, though not providing much detail.
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−	''See also the '''[[King William’s Town Town Hall]]''''' and the '''[[~~Victorian~~ Drill Hall]]'''.	+	''See also the '''[[King William’s Town Town Hall]]''''' and the '''[[Victoria Drill Hall]]'''.

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