Port Elizabeth Boating Company - Revision history

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== Founding and early history ==

On November 28, 1861, a "theatre" opened in the store of the Port Elizabeth Boating Company in Commerce Street and was used for a presentation by the first professional company to visit Port Elizabeth. The company was that of [[Sefton Parry]] and the actors got to work immediately after arriving on the steamer, Sir George Grey. Their season consisted of 12 different performances, one each night. The first show was [[Henry Thornton Craven]]’s ''[[The Post Boy]]'' a two-act act drama which was advertised as “now playing in London”. This was followed by “the celebrated farce” in one-act by [[Charles Selby]], ''[[The Bonnie Fish Wife]]''. A family ticket for four people cost £10/10/0. Funds were collected for the [[New Theatre]].

== Impact on SA theatre ==

These productions suddenly created great interest in theatre and the populace recognised the need for a proper theatre.

== Sources ==

Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

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

Return to [[South_African_Festivals]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	On November 28, 1861, a "theatre" opened in the store of the Port Elizabeth Boating Company in Commerce Street and was used for a presentation by the first professional company to visit Port Elizabeth. The company was that of [[Sefton Parry]] and the actors got to work immediately after arriving on the steamer, Sir George Grey. Their season consisted of 12 different performances, one each night. The first show was [[Henry Thornton Craven]]’s ''[[The Post Boy]]'' a two-act act drama which was advertised as “now playing in London”. This was followed by “the celebrated farce” in one-act by [[Charles Selby]], ''[[The Bonnie Fish Wife]]''. A family ticket for four people cost £10/10/0. Funds were collected for the [[New Theatre]].	+	On November 28, 1861, a "theatre" opened in the store of the [[Port Elizabeth Boating Company]] in Commerce Street and was used for a presentation by the first professional company to visit Port Elizabeth. The company was that of [[Sefton Parry]] and the actors got to work immediately after arriving on the steamer, Sir George Grey. Their season consisted of 12 different performances, one each night. The first show was [[Henry Thornton Craven]]’s ''[[The Post Boy]]'' a two-act act drama which was advertised as “now playing in London”. This was followed by “the celebrated farce” in one-act by [[Charles Selby]], ''[[The Bonnie Fish Wife]]''. A family ticket for four people cost £10/10/0. Funds were collected for the [[New Theatre]].