President Theatre - Revision history

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President Theatre, Johannebsurg

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President Theatre, Johannebsurg

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President Theatre, Johannebsurg

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President Theatre, Johannebsurg

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The Empress Theatre, Pretoria

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His Majesty's Theatre, Pretoria

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The President Theatre, Pretoria

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 ==President Theatre, Johannebsurg==
-This may refer to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.
+This refers to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.
 A [[Don Hughes Productions]] of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' was staged here (date unknown).

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 This may refer to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.
-A [[Don Hughes Organisation]] production of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' was staged here (date unknown).
+A [[Don Hughes Productions]] of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' was staged here (date unknown).
 == [[Reck's Lokal]] and/or the [[Alhambra Hall]], Pretoria (1889?-1903)==

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	This may refer to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.		This may refer to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.
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		+	A [[Don Hughes Organisation]] production of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' was staged here (date unknown).

	== [[Reck's Lokal]] and/or the [[Alhambra Hall]], Pretoria (1889?-1903)==		== [[Reck's Lokal]] and/or the [[Alhambra Hall]], Pretoria (1889?-1903)==

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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		+	https://johannesburg1912.com/2023/09/23/hotels-of-early-johannesburg/

	'''See also: the [[Capitol Theatre]], Pretoria'''		'''See also: the [[Capitol Theatre]], Pretoria'''

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 ==President Theatre, Johannebsurg==
+This may refer to a venue at the President Hotel, Plein Street, Johannesburg.
 == [[Reck's Lokal]] and/or the [[Alhambra Hall]], Pretoria (1889?-1903)==

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−	The [[President Theatre]] was one of several names given to a venue situated on the western side of Church Square, Pretoria, right next to the Nederlandsche Bank.	+	The [[President Theatre]] was one of several names given to a venue situated on the western side of Church Square, Pretoria, right next to the Nederlandsche Bank.
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		+	It can also refer to the name of a venue in Johannesburg located on Plein Street.
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		+	==President Theatre, Johannebsurg==
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 In 1903 part of the hotel made way for the Nederlandsche Bank,  while owner Reck added a skating rink to his entertainment complex and renamed the theatre the [[Empress Theatre]] (also found: the [[Empress's Theatre]]). On [[Friederick Reck]]'s death his son,  [[Marcus Karl Reck]] took over the management of the hotel and theatre complex.
-It was used by groups such as [[Onze Taal]] (1904-1908) Among the works put
+It was used by groups such as [[Onze Taal]] (1904-1908).
 == [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Pretoria ==

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 == Sources ==
-''This entry is based in part on the invaluable reminiscencs of Mrs Iris Reck, daughter-in-law of [[Karl Reck]] – 15/4/2001, and the documents she sent the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]].
+''This entry is based in part on the invaluable reminiscences of Mrs Iris Reck, daughter-in-law of [[Karl Reck]] – 15/4/2001, and the documents she sent to the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]].
 '''Other sources:'''
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
-== For more information ==
+'''See also: the [[Capitol Theatre]], Pretoria'''
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 == [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Pretoria ==
-Some time after the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the theatre was again renamed, now becoming [[His Majesty's Theatre]].
+Some time after the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the theatre was again renamed, now becoming [[His Majesty's Theatre]] for a while.
 == The [[Capitol Theatre]], Pretoria ==

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 == The [[President Theatre]], Pretoria ==
-At some stage Reck renamed [[The Alhambra]] to the '''[[President Theatre]]''' (referred as the '''[[President Teater]]''' to in [[Afrikaans]], and also found as the '''[[President's Theatre]]''').
+At some stage Reck renamed [[The Alhambra]], calling it the '''[[President Theatre]]''' (referred as the '''[[President Teater]]''' to in [[Afrikaans]], and also found as the '''[[President's Theatre]]''').
-For a while htis was the only theatre venue in the city, and operas and operettas were produced there by companies like the [[Verdi Opera Company]], which ran for packed seasons of six months.
+For a while this was the only theatre venue in the city, and operas and operettas were produced there by companies like the [[Verdi Opera Company]], which ran for packed seasons of six months.
 The [[Dutch]] amateur group [[Oefening Baart Kunst]] ("Practice produces Art") and the [[Rederykerskamer]] [[Onze Taal]] ("Our language",  led by [[Dirk Balfoort]]) also used the theatre for their productions,  between 1891-1899.