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''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is a French play by an anonymous author.

Performed in French (with the title perhaps wrongly cited as ''[[Le Directeur de Comédie]]'') in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803, by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]], as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau). In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.

== Sources ==
[[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. 88,

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-''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is the title given to a short French play by an anonymous author, which was performed in French as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion]]'' (Rousseau) in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803,  by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]]. In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.
+''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is one title given to a play performed by [[Monsieur Delemery]] and members of [[Het Fransche Liefhebbery Geselschap]]  ("The [[French Amateur Company]]") in the [[African Theatre]],Cape Town on 29 October, 1803, with  ''[[Pygmalion]]'' (Rousseau). (Other titles include ''[[Le Directeur de Comedie]]'' or ''[[Le Directeur de la Comedie]]''.)
-However, the title is perhaps wrongly cited by Bosman's source as "''[[Le Directeur de Comédie]]''", and may possibly be the well known play Monet
+'''See ''[[Monet, Directeur de l'Opéra-Comique]]'''''
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-''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is a short French play by an anonymous author.
+''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is the title given to a short French play by an anonymous author, which was performed in French as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion]]'' (Rousseau) in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803,  by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]]. In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.
-Performed in French as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803,  by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]]. (The title is perhaps wrongly cited by Bosman's source as "''[[Le Directeur de Comédie]]''".) In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.
 == Sources ==

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 ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie]]'' is a short French play by an anonymous author.
-Performed in French as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803,  by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]]. (The title is perhaps wrongly cited by Bosman's source as ''[[Le Directeur de Comédie]]''.) In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.
+Performed in French as afterpiece to ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) in the [[African Theatre]] on 29 October 1803,  by the [[French Company]], led by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]]. (The title is perhaps wrongly cited by Bosman's source as "''[[Le Directeur de Comédie]]''".) In both pieces the lead role was taken by [[Mr Delémery]], possibly a visiting [[Professional|professional]] actor.
 == Sources ==