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== The MOTH organization ==

The [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] or the [[MOTH]] as it is more popularly known is an ex-servicemen and woman was founded in Durban, South Africa, on May 1927 by a remarkable man Charles Alfred Evenden by name. He was born in London on the 1st October 1894 and as a young man emigrated to Australia and served with the Australian forces at Gallipoli during World War I where he was wounded and evacuated to England. After convalescence, he returned to Australia, and was discharged from the army.

Witnessing the annual ANZAC parades, Charles Evenden turned his thoughts to the formation of an association of front line soldiers to perpetuate the comradeship gained from front line service. Later, he settled in South Africa where he worked as a cartoonist on the staff of the Mercury, a morning paper in Durban, under the pseudonym of “EVO” by which name he soon became popularly known to most people.

In 1927 he saw a war film that included an impressive scene of marching troops wearing steel helmets (commonly called tin hats), and muddy uniforms, all carrying trench equipment. Looking at the scene, it madehim wonder what had become of his comrades in the army; where they were and what they were doing. Thisline of thought inspired a cartoon illustrating Forgetfulness of comradeship that had apparently ceased toexist. From this one idea other ideas came to the fore, then discussions with colleagues and friends and, eventually, the founding on the 7th May 1927 of an ex-service organisation known as the Memorable Order of Tin Hats or simply MOTH.

The Order is based on concord and harmony and operates independently of race, religion or politics in the same way as front line service, but with full democracy.

== Moth Halls as performance venues ==

== Individual halls ==

=== Moth Hall, Bergvliet ===

Used by the [[Bergvliet Dramatic Society]] from 1953 to 19** for their productions.

Also used by [[Imps Drama Workshop]] for their productions.

Productions staged here include:

1978: ''[[The Coral King]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]] and [[Bergvliet Dramatic Society]])

1981: ''[[Hopetown]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]])

1982: ''[[There's Always Spring]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]]), ''[[A Special Gift]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]]), ''[[The Hobbit]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]])

1985: ''[[The Genesis Roadshow]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]]), ''[[A Little Magic]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]])

1986: ''[[Tall Tales]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]])

==Sources==

[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

https://moth.org.za

Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

==Return to==

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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 = MOTH Halls as performance venues =
-MOTH Halls were built around South Africa. These have been regularly used as venues for live entertainment.
+MOTH Halls were built around South Africa. These have been used as venues for live entertainment.
 == MOTH Hall, Bergvliet ==

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-The [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] ([[MOTH]] or [[M.O.T.H.]]) is an organisation that has been helping fellow comrades in need since 1927.
+The [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] ([[MOTH]] or [[M.O.T.H.]]) is an organisation that has been helping fellow ex-servicemen and women in need since 1927.
 == The MOTH organization ==
-The [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] or the [[MOTH]] as it is more popularly known is an ex-servicemen and woman organisation that was founded in Durban, South Africa, on  May 1927 by a remarkable man Charles Alfred Evenden by name. He was born in London on the 1st October 1894 and as a young man emigrated to Australia and served with the Australian forces at Gallipoli during World War I where he was wounded and evacuated to England. After convalescence, he returned to Australia, and was discharged  from  the army.
+The [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] or the [[MOTH]] as it is more popularly known is an ex-servicemen and women organisation that was founded in Durban, South Africa, on  May 1927 by a remarkable man Charles Alfred Evenden by name. He was born in London on the 1st October 1894 and as a young man emigrated to Australia and served with the Australian forces at Gallipoli during World War I where he was wounded and evacuated to England. After convalescence, he returned to Australia, and was discharged  from  the army.
 Witnessing the annual ANZAC parades, Charles Evenden turned his thoughts to the formation of an association of front line soldiers to perpetuate the comradeship gained from front line service. Later, he settled in South Africa where he worked as a cartoonist on the staff of the Mercury, a morning paper in Durban, under the pseudonym of “EVO” by which name he soon became popularly known to most people.

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 ===Productions===
 Productions staged here include:
 : ''[[The Coral King]]'' ([[Imps Drama Workshop]] and [[Bergvliet Dramatic Society]])

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 Witnessing the annual ANZAC parades, Charles Evenden turned his thoughts to the formation of an association of front line soldiers to perpetuate the comradeship gained from front line service. Later, he settled in South Africa where he worked as a cartoonist on the staff of the Mercury, a morning paper in Durban, under the pseudonym of “EVO” by which name he soon became popularly known to most people.
-In 1927 he saw a war film that  included  an impressive  scene of marching  troops  wearing  steel helmets  (commonly called tin hats), and muddy uniforms,  all carrying  trench  equipment.  Looking at the scene, it madehim wonder  what had become of his comrades  in the army; where  they were and what  they were doing. Thisline of thought  inspired  a cartoon  illustrating  Forgetfulness   of comradeship  that  had apparently   ceased toexist. From this one idea other  ideas came to the fore, then discussions with  colleagues  and friends  and, eventually,  the founding  on the 7th May 1927 of an ex-service organisation  known  as the Memorable  Order  of Tin Hats or simply  MOTH.
+In 1927 he saw a war film that  included  an impressive  scene of marching  troops  wearing  steel helmets  (commonly called tin hats), and muddy uniforms,  all carrying  trench  equipment.  Looking at the scene, it made him wonder  what had become of his comrades  in the army; where  they were and what  they were doing. This line of thought  inspired  a cartoon  illustrating  Forgetfulness   of comradeship  that  had apparently   ceased to exist. From this one idea other  ideas came to the fore, then discussions with  colleagues  and friends  and, eventually,  the founding  on the 7th May 1927 of an ex-service organisation  known  as the Memorable  Order  of Tin Hats or simply  MOTH.
 The Order is based on concord and harmony and operates independently of race, religion or politics in the same way as front line service, but with full democracy.

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 The Order is based on concord and harmony and operates independently of race, religion or politics in the same way as front line service, but with full democracy.
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+= MOTH Halls as performance venues =
 == Individual halls ==