Pollard's Opera Company - Revision history

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1903-1904

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Sources

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 ===1920===
-In 1920, the [[Liliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund). It is unclear whether this company was connected to Pollard's late 19th century company.
+In 1920, the [[Lilliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund). It is unclear whether this company was connected to Pollard's late 19th century company.
 == Sources ==

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 ===1920===
-In 1920, the [[Liliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund).
+In 1920, the [[Liliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund). It is unclear whether this company was connected to Pollard's late 19th century company.
 == Sources ==

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 ===1920===
-In 1920, the [[Lilliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund).
+In 1920, the [[Liliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund).
 == Sources ==

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	At the start of 1904 they also did ''[[The Geisha]]'' in Cape Town.		At the start of 1904 they also did ''[[The Geisha]]'' in Cape Town.
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		+	In 1920, the [[Lilliputian Company]] presented ''[[A Floral Play]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg as a fundraiser Babies' Welcome (National Service Fund).

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 According to Boonzaier (1923) the youth company first toured South Africa as [[Pollard's Liliputian Opera Company]] [sic] (or "[[The Liliputians]]" as they were sometimes referred to) in 1898, appearing in the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. Apparently [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) was not impressed by their repertoire, referring to their performances of  the various pieces as "mere travesties of pieces in themselves little above travesty".
-The presented ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December 1898/January 1899, and at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in February/March 1899.
+They presented ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December 1898/January 1899, and at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in February/March 1899.
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-The company toured South Africa once more from May to October 1903, under the management of the [[Wheeler Company]], now billed as the '''[[Royal Australian Opera Company]]''' with [[Gertie Campion]] and [[Dan O'Connor]] as members of the ensemble. The itinerary included the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town and [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg, from 11 July to some time in October)
+The company toured South Africa once more from May to October 1903, under the management of the [[Wheeler Company]], now billed as the '''[[Royal Australian Opera Company]]''' with [[Gertie Campion]] and [[Dan O'Connor]] as members of the ensemble. The itinerary included the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town and [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg, from 11 July to some time in October.
 The repertoire consisted of ''[[Djin Djin]]'' (Royle and Williamson), ''[[The Gay Parisienne]]'' (Dance), ''[[La Fille du Tambour Major]]'' (Offenbach), ''[[The Casino Girl]]'' (Smith) and ''[[La Mascotte]]''.

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 ==The company==
-A compny of young performers, originally founded by James Joseph Pollard as '''[[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]]''' in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880, the business expanded, over the next thirty years as several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand, the British Colonies and later the Orient and North America.
+A company of young performers, originally founded by James Joseph Pollard as '''[[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]]''' in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880, the business expanded, over the next thirty years as several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand, the British Colonies and later the Orient and North America.
 ==On tour in South Africa==

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 406, 407, 414, 417		[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 406, 407, 414, 417
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		+	[[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.

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