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 '''1955:''' Port Elizabeth City Hall from June 21 - 25. Produced by [[Will Jamieson]] with [[Merle Loveless]] as Musical Director. Scene and costumes were loaned by the King William's Town Amateur and Dramatic Society. Cast: [[Robert Searle]] (The Mikado), [[Arch Taylor]] (Nanki-Poo), [[Herbert Henderson]] (Ko-Ko), [[Basil McGrath]] (Pooh-Bah), [[C Fuller Peterson]] (Pish-Tush),  [[Hubertus de Vries]] (Go-To), [[Rhoda Tiltman]] (Yum-Yum), [[Dee Hart]] (Pitti-Sing), [[Judith Murray]] (Peep-Bo) and [[Alida Louw]] (Katisha).
-'''1956:''' Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] with a cast of children as part of their 1956 Arts Festival.
+'''1956:''' Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] with a cast of children as part of their 1956 Arts Festival,  produced by [[Marjorie Hill]], conducted by [[Daniel Ulster]].
 '''1960:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]

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 '''1955:''' Port Elizabeth City Hall from June 21 - 25. Produced by [[Will Jamieson]] with [[Merle Loveless]] as Musical Director. Scene and costumes were loaned by the King William's Town Amateur and Dramatic Society. Cast: [[Robert Searle]] (The Mikado), [[Arch Taylor]] (Nanki-Poo), [[Herbert Henderson]] (Ko-Ko), [[Basil McGrath]] (Pooh-Bah), [[C Fuller Peterson]] (Pish-Tush),  [[Hubertus de Vries]] (Go-To), [[Rhoda Tiltman]] (Yum-Yum), [[Dee Hart]] (Pitti-Sing), [[Judith Murray]] (Peep-Bo) and [[Alida Louw]] (Katisha).
-'''1956:''' Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] with a cast of children as part of their 1956 Arts Festival.
+'''1956:''' Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] with a cast of children as part of their 1956 Arts Festival.
 '''1960:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]

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	'''1955:''' Port Elizabeth City Hall from June 21 - 25. Produced by [[Will Jamieson]] with [[Merle Loveless]] as Musical Director. Scene and costumes were loaned by the King William's Town Amateur and Dramatic Society. Cast: [[Robert Searle]] (The Mikado), [[Arch Taylor]] (Nanki-Poo), [[Herbert Henderson]] (Ko-Ko), [[Basil McGrath]] (Pooh-Bah), [[C Fuller Peterson]] (Pish-Tush), [[Hubertus de Vries]] (Go-To), [[Rhoda Tiltman]] (Yum-Yum), [[Dee Hart]] (Pitti-Sing), [[Judith Murray]] (Peep-Bo) and [[Alida Louw]] (Katisha).		'''1955:''' Port Elizabeth City Hall from June 21 - 25. Produced by [[Will Jamieson]] with [[Merle Loveless]] as Musical Director. Scene and costumes were loaned by the King William's Town Amateur and Dramatic Society. Cast: [[Robert Searle]] (The Mikado), [[Arch Taylor]] (Nanki-Poo), [[Herbert Henderson]] (Ko-Ko), [[Basil McGrath]] (Pooh-Bah), [[C Fuller Peterson]] (Pish-Tush), [[Hubertus de Vries]] (Go-To), [[Rhoda Tiltman]] (Yum-Yum), [[Dee Hart]] (Pitti-Sing), [[Judith Murray]] (Peep-Bo) and [[Alida Louw]] (Katisha).
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		+	'''1956:''' Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] with a cast of children as part of their 1956 Arts Festival.

	'''1960:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]		'''1960:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]

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	https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/		https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/
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		+	[[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]].
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	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 '''1886''': First performed in the country by the [[Wheeler Company]], opening at the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape on 3 July, and running for four weeks.  The cast, brought from England, included [[Ben Wheeler]],  [[Frank Wheeler]] (as "Ko-Ko"), [[Henry Harper]] ("Pooh-Bah"), [[Emily Seyton]] ("Katisha"), [[G. Hall]] ("The Mikado of Japan"), [[Miss Pell]] ("Nanki-Poo"), [[Robert Bolder]] ("Pish-Tush"), [[Mrs B. Wheeler]] ("Yum-Yum"), [[Miss E. Ross]] ("Pitty-Sing") and [[Katie Leechman]] ("Peep-Bo"). The musical conductor was [[William Ramsden]].  After a few nights [[Miss Pell]] was replaced in the tenor role of "Nanki-Poo" by local singer [[A.R. Bennett]].
 '''1887-8''': Performed over the course of eight months by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of an impressive repertoire of operatic works, with a cast that included [[Luscombe Searelle]], [[Blanche Fenton]], [[Amy Fenton]], [[Paul D'Arcy]], and a number of local performers from the Wheeler stable.
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 '''Circa 1892:''' According to an undated and unnamed newspaper clipping [[The Mikado]] was staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic Club]] and presented by the founder of the [[Operatic Club]], [[Charles William Smart]], being "the Conductor". The only clue we have as to the date is a reference to the Mayor, [[John McIlwraith]], who was present at the show. He was Mayor in 1891, 1892 and 1894. It is possible the show was presented in 1892 at the opening of the new [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]]. If staged in 1891, before the opening of the Opera House, it would have been staged in the [[Theatre Royal]].
 '''1893-4:''' Performed in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] of [[Arturo Bonamici]] and [[Edgar Perkins]], as part of their repertoire while touring the country at the time. The cast of the company included [[Leonora Braham]] (as "Yum-Yum") , [[Grant Fallowes]], [[Marie Elba]], and miss [[Templar Saxe]]. The season lasted from Augsut 1892 till February 1893.
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 '''1968:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]
-'''March 18 - 20, 1970:''' Staged by [[St Dominic's Priory]], Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Produced by Mrs [[Anne Siops]]. Starring [[Jane Randall]] as Yum-Yum, [[Virginia Hill]] as Nanki-Poo, [[Colleen Channon]] as Ko-Ko, [[Clare Stopford]] as The Mikado. More than 60 pupils took part in the production.
+'''March 18 - 20, 1970:''' Staged by [[St Dominic's Priory]], Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Produced by Mrs [[Anne Siopis]]. Starring [[Jane Randall]] as Yum-Yum, [[Virginia Hill]] as Nanki-Poo, [[Colleen Channon]] as Ko-Ko, [[Clare Stopford]] as The Mikado. More than 60 pupils took part in the production.
 '''1973''' Presented by the [[East London Light Operatic Society]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Webster Booth]], musical direction by [[Jean Fowler]]. With [[Pam Emslie]], [[Colin Carney]], [[Bernie Lee]], [[Leigh Evans]], [[Irene McCarthy]], [[Jim Hagerty]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]].

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 '''1968:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]
 '''1973''' Presented by the [[East London Light Operatic Society]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Webster Booth]], musical direction by [[Jean Fowler]]. With [[Pam Emslie]], [[Colin Carney]], [[Bernie Lee]], [[Leigh Evans]], [[Irene McCarthy]], [[Jim Hagerty]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]].
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 '''1986:''' Directed by [[Teddy Davies]] for the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] and performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. The cast included [[Peter Kramer]], [[Henry Lankester]], [[Christopher Gilmour]], [[Cliff Downey]] and others.
 '''1994:''' Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]]
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	[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].		[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].
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		+	https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]