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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".
-In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) and ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg. They presented  ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in October.
+In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) and ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg. They presented  ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'' at the [[Standard Opera House]], Johannesburg in October.
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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".
-In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg.
+In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) and ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg. They presented  ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in October.
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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".
-In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg .
+In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg.
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 According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".
-In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg in October.
+In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (September) ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' (October) at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg .
 ==[[The Lyric Opera Company]]==

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	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg		[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg

		+	[[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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	According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".		According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), reporting on the 1890 Cape Town season, Perkins had "very artistic ideas in the direction of mise-en-scène" and his operas were staged "lavishly in regard to scenery and costume".
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		+	In 1892, the [[Edgar Perkins Company]] presented ''[[The Burlesque of Aladdin]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg in October.

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 The new company performed in the newly constructed [[Opera House]] in Cape Town for a season stretching from 31 August 1893 to February of 1894. Now known simply as [[The Lyric Opera Company]], it had the distinction of doing the very first performance in the newly built [[Opera House]] in Cape Town, opening on 31 August, 1893, with a performance of ''[[Dorothy]]'' (Stephenson and Cellier), directed by [[Duncan Young]].
-This partnership would run the company for the entire season, performing in the new venue which had been leased by Bonamici. The cast of ''[[Dorothy]]'' included  [[A. Gourlay]], [[R.S.V Gregg]], [[H.T. Davies]], [[Fred Coyne]], [[F.N. Carter]], [[W.Roe]], [[Sophie Harris]], [[Katie Herbert]], [[Trixie Gilfillian]] and [[Leonora Braham]]. The company also on occasion used other singers, including [[Grant Fallowes]], [[Marie Elba]], [[Templar Saxe]] and others.
+This partnership would run the company for the entire season, performing in the new venue which had been leased by Bonamici. The cast of ''[[Dorothy]]'' included  [[A. Gourlay]], [[R.S.V Gregg]], [[H.T. Davies]], [[Fred Coyne]], [[F.N. Carter]], [[W.Roe]], [[Sophie Harris]], [[Katie Herbert]], [[Trixie Gilfillian]] and [[Leonora Braham]] as "Dorothy". The company also on occasion used other singers, including [[Grant Fallowes]], [[Marie Elba]], [[Templar Saxe]] and others.
 Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', their repertoire of also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).

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 Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', their repertoire of also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).
-Over their  period in the country the company would also put on such standard operatic works as ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[La Favorita]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo), ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Rossini), ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' (Beaumarchais/Rossini), ''[[Carmen]]'' (Bizet), ''[[Rigoletto]]'' (Verdi), ''[[La Gioconda]]'' (Ponchielli) and ''[[Ernani]]'' (Verdi).
+Over their  period in the country the company would also put on such standard operatic works as ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[La Favorita]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo), ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Mascagni), ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' (Beaumarchais/Rossini), ''[[Carmen]]'' (Bizet), ''[[Rigoletto]]'' (Verdi), ''[[La Gioconda]]'' (Ponchielli) and ''[[Ernani]]'' (Verdi).
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 This partnership would run the company for the entire season, performing in the new venue which had been leased by Bonamici. The cast of ''[[Dorothy]]'' included  [[A. Gourlay]], [[R.S.V Gregg]], [[H.T. Davies]], [[Fred Coyne]], [[F.N. Carter]], [[W.Roe]], [[Sophie Harris]], [[Katie Herbert]], [[Trixie Gilfillian]] and [[Leonora Braham]]. The company also on occasion used other singers, including [[Grant Fallowes]], [[Marie Elba]], [[Templar Saxe]] and others.
-Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', their repertoire of also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie [?]), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).
+Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', their repertoire of also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).
 Over their  period in the country the company would also put on such standard operatic works as ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[La Favorita]]'' (Donizetti), ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Rossini), ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'' (Beaumarchais/Rossini), ''[[Carmen]]'' (Bizet), ''[[Rigoletto]]'' (Verdi), ''[[La Gioconda]]'' (Ponchielli) and ''[[Ernani]]'' (Verdi).