Mr Cuerton - Revision history

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He was apparently a chief organizer of productions in the [[African Theatre]] during this period, surely in association with the [[Garrison Players]], not only creating, directing and participating in productions, but also at times being responsible for the sale of tickets from his quarters at number 8 Lely Street, later at number 8 Berg Street. The company was at times referred to as [[Mr Cuerton's Company]]
+He was apparently a chief organizer of productions in the [[African Theatre]] during this period, surely in association with the [[Garrison Players]], not only creating, directing and participating in productions, but also at times being responsible for the sale of tickets from his quarters at number 8 Lely Street, later at number 8 Berg Street. The company was at times referred to as '''[[Mr Cuerton's Company]]'''.
 He seems to have been a singer, whistler and dancer himself, often performing in this capacity in interludes between plays, and clearly had a strong interest in the pantomime, most likely being the creator of and performer in a number of such works (usually distinguished by the words '''Harlequin'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin] and/or '''Pantomime'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime]) performed in these years (see below). According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928: p.144-5), his work clearly had an influence on [[Charles Etienne Boniface]].

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He was apparently a chief organizer of productions in the [[African Theatre]] during this period, surely in association with the [[Garrison Players]], not only creating, directing and participating in productions, but also at times being responsible for the sale of tickets from his quarters at number 8 Lely Street, later at number 8 Berg Street.
+He was apparently a chief organizer of productions in the [[African Theatre]] during this period, surely in association with the [[Garrison Players]], not only creating, directing and participating in productions, but also at times being responsible for the sale of tickets from his quarters at number 8 Lely Street, later at number 8 Berg Street. The company was at times referred to as [[Mr Cuerton's Company]]
 He seems to have been a singer, whistler and dancer himself, often performing in this capacity in interludes between plays, and clearly had a strong interest in the pantomime, most likely being the creator of and performer in a number of such works (usually distinguished by the words '''Harlequin'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin] and/or '''Pantomime'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime]) performed in these years (see below). According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928: p.144-5), his work clearly had an influence on [[Charles Etienne Boniface]].

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 == 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. 143-146, 159-177.
+[[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. 143-6, 159-164, 170-1, 176-7.
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 '''In 1814''': On 16 April a pantomime called ''[[Three Witches, or Harlequin Reanimated]]'' was done along with a "grand ballet" called ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' (Shadwell),; on 10 June (and repeated on 28 June),  a ''[[Harlequinesque Pantomime]]'' once more, with ''[[Whistle for It, or The Banditti Destroyed]]'' (Lambe); and on 13 August a repeat of ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' with a ''[[Pantomime Farce]]'' featuring [[Mr Arnot]] as "Harlequin" and [[Mr Cuerton]] as "Clown".
-'''In 1815''': In this year he more clearly steps to the fore as a professional, announcing on 11 March that he is to undertake complete repairs to the [[African Theatre]] and open it for 7 nights during the winter season. ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 145). He has engaged both men and women for the season of dramatic pieces, each evening accompanied by '''Harlequinades'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequinade] or '''Ballet Pantomimes'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime], new dances, and so on. Plays mentioned include: on 7 April ''[[John Bull]]'' (Colman), followed by a "Harlequin Pantomime"  (possibly by [[Mr Cuerton]], cited in [[Dutch]] by Bosman (1928: p 146),  as ''[[Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin]]''); on 6 May ''[[The Will for the Deed]]'', with a repeat of the harlequinade, but with many additions, and a performance of a popular song by [[Mr Cuerton]]; on 27 May ''[[The Padlock]]'' (Bickerstaffe) and ''[[The Shipwreck]]'', a ballet by Brandes.
+'''In 1815''': In this year he more clearly steps to the fore as a full professional, announcing on 11 March that he is to undertake complete repairs to the [[African Theatre]] and open it for 7 nights during the winter season. ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 145). He has engaged both men and women for the season of dramatic pieces, each evening accompanied by '''Harlequinades'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequinade] or '''Ballet Pantomimes'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime], new dances, and so on. Plays mentioned include: on 7 April ''[[John Bull]]'' (Colman), followed by a "Harlequin Pantomime"  (possibly by [[Mr Cuerton]], cited in [[Dutch]] by Bosman (1928: p 146),  as ''[[Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin]]''); on 6 May ''[[The Will for the Deed]]'', with a repeat of the harlequinade, but with many additions, and a performance of a popular song by [[Mr Cuerton]]; on 27 May ''[[The Padlock]]'' (Bickerstaffe) and ''[[The Shipwreck]]'', a ballet by Brandes.
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 '''In 1814''': On 16 April a pantomime called ''[[Three Witches, or Harlequin Reanimated]]'' was done along with a "grand ballet" called ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' (Shadwell),; on 10 June (and repeated on 28 June),  a ''[[Harlequinesque Pantomime]]'' once more, with ''[[Whistle for It, or The Banditti Destroyed]]'' (Lambe); and on 13 August a repeat of ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' with a ''[[Pantomime Farce]]'' featuring [[Mr Arnot]] as "Harlequin" and [[Mr Cuerton]] as "Clown".
-'''In 1815''': In this year he more clearly steps to the fore as a professional, announcing on 11 March that he is to undertake complete repairs to the [[African Theatre]] and open it for 7 nights during the winter season. ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 145). He has engaged both men and women for the season of dramatic pieces, each evening accompanied by [[Harlequinade]]s or [[Ballet Pantomime]]s, new dances, and so on. Plays mentioned include: on 7 April ''[[John Bull]]'' (Colman), followed by a "Harlequin Pantomime"  (possibly by [[Mr Cuerton]], cited in [[Dutch]] by Bosman (1928: p 146),  as ''[[Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin]]''); on 6 May ''[[The Will for the Deed]]'', with a repeat of the harlequinade, but with many additions, and a performance of a popular song by [[Mr Cuerton]]; on 27 May ''[[The Padlock]]'' (Bickerstaffe) and ''[[The Shipwreck]]'', a ballet by Brandes.
+'''In 1815''': In this year he more clearly steps to the fore as a professional, announcing on 11 March that he is to undertake complete repairs to the [[African Theatre]] and open it for 7 nights during the winter season. ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 145). He has engaged both men and women for the season of dramatic pieces, each evening accompanied by '''Harlequinades'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequinade] or '''Ballet Pantomimes'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime], new dances, and so on. Plays mentioned include: on 7 April ''[[John Bull]]'' (Colman), followed by a "Harlequin Pantomime"  (possibly by [[Mr Cuerton]], cited in [[Dutch]] by Bosman (1928: p 146),  as ''[[Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin]]''); on 6 May ''[[The Will for the Deed]]'', with a repeat of the harlequinade, but with many additions, and a performance of a popular song by [[Mr Cuerton]]; on 27 May ''[[The Padlock]]'' (Bickerstaffe) and ''[[The Shipwreck]]'', a ballet by Brandes.
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 Among the productions where we find him specifically mentioned are -
-'''In 1813''': a ''[[Harlequin Pantomime]]'', presented on 17 June as a benefit performance "for the widows and orphans of the troops in the Garrison", and including a military concert; on 17 July with ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready) and on 14 August with a shortened version of Shakespeare's ''[[King Lear]]''.  On 23 October he is responsible for an evening of song and dance, as accompaniment to ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' and ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' (Sheridan), and on 6 November a repeat of the Sheridan pantomime,  with a whistling performance folk songs by Cuerton himself.
+'''In 1813''': a ''[[Harlequin Pantomime]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequinade], presented on 17 June as a benefit performance "for the widows and orphans of the troops in the Garrison", and including a military concert; on 17 July with ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready) and on 14 August with a shortened version of Shakespeare's ''[[King Lear]]''.  On 23 October he is responsible for an evening of song and dance, as accompaniment to ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' and ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday]]'' (Sheridan), and on 6 November a repeat of the Sheridan pantomime,  with a whistling performance folk songs by Cuerton himself.
 '''In 1814''': On 16 April a pantomime called ''[[Three Witches, or Harlequin Reanimated]]'' was done along with a "grand ballet" called ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' (Shadwell),; on 10 June (and repeated on 28 June),  a ''[[Harlequinesque Pantomime]]'' once more, with ''[[Whistle for It, or The Banditti Destroyed]]'' (Lambe); and on 13 August a repeat of ''[[Don Juan, or The Libertine Destroyed]]'' with a ''[[Pantomime Farce]]'' featuring [[Mr Arnot]] as "Harlequin" and [[Mr Cuerton]] as "Clown".

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-[[Mr Cuerton]] (17**-18**) was probably a former professional thespian, and perhaps a dance and singing teacher in Cape Town, active in theatre from about 1813 till 1815.
+[[Mr Cuerton]] (17**-18**) was probably a former professional thespian, one who claims to have performed at five theatres in London, and perhaps a dance and singing teacher in Cape Town, active in theatre from about 1813 till 1815.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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 He was apparently a chief organizer of productions in the [[African Theatre]] during this period, surely in association with the [[Garrison Players]], not only creating, directing and participating in productions, but also at times being responsible for the sale of tickets from his quarters at number 8 Lely Street, later at number 8 Berg Street.
-He seems to have been a singer, whistler and dancer himself, often performing in this capacity in interludes between plays, and clearly had a strong interest in the pantomime, most likely being the creator of a number of such works (usually distinguished by the words [[Harlequin]] and/or [[Pantomime]]) performed in these years (see below). According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928: p.144-5), his work clearly had an influence on [[Charles Etienne Boniface]].
+He seems to have been a singer, whistler and dancer himself, often performing in this capacity in interludes between plays, and clearly had a strong interest in the pantomime, most likely being the creator of and performer in a number of such works (usually distinguished by the words [[Harlequin]] and/or [[Pantomime]]) performed in these years (see below). According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928: p.144-5), his work clearly had an influence on [[Charles Etienne Boniface]].
 Among the productions where we find him specifically mentioned are -