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Thespis: rhetorical society

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Thespis: the theatre and debating society

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"Thespis": The theatre critic

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Thespis: The theatre critic

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	The first formal monthly presentation by the newly established society occurred on 28 July, 1858, with [[Dutch]] poems (and two or more English poems) recited by members and students of the local Paarl Gymnasium.		The first formal monthly presentation by the newly established society occurred on 28 July, 1858, with [[Dutch]] poems (and two or more English poems) recited by members and students of the local Paarl Gymnasium.

−	The society apparently lasted for ~~little more~~ than a year, losing its ~~impetuys~~ when Van der Hoop returned to Holland some time towards the end of 1858 or beginning of 1859.	+	The society apparently lasted for less than a year, losing its impetus when Van der Hoop returned to Holland some time towards the end of 1858 or beginning of 1859.

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−	[[Thespis]] was the name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, and is found in South Africa '''both''' as the name of a [[Dutch]] [[Rederijkerskamer]] (~~theatre and debating society~~) in Paarl '''and''' as a pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''	+	[[Thespis]] was the name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, and is found in South Africa '''both''' as the name of a [[Dutch]] [[Rederijkerskamer]] ("chamber of rhetoric") in Paarl '''and''' as a pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''

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 '''[[Thespis]]''' has thus been used as the names of theatre companies, publications and critics over the subsequent  centuries and the term '''[[thespian]]''' (for a [[performer]] or [[actor]]) also derives from his name.
-= [[Thespis]]: the theatre and debating society =
+= [[Thespis]]: rhetorical society =
 [TH, JH]
 ="[[Thespis]]": The theatre critic=

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 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 42, 453-455
 [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica

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−	[[Thespis]] was the name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, and is found in South Africa '''both''' as the name of a [[Dutch]] [[Rederijkerskamer]] (theatre and debating society) in Paarl '''and''' as ~~the~~ pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''	+	[[Thespis]] was the name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, and is found in South Africa '''both''' as the name of a [[Dutch]] [[Rederijkerskamer]] (theatre and debating society) in Paarl '''and''' as a pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''

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−	The name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, is found BOTH as the name of a ~~'''~~theatre and debating society''' ~~in Paarl~~ and as the pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''	+	The name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, is found BOTH as the name of a [[Dutch]] [[Rederijkerskamer]] (theatre and debating society) in Paarl '''and''' as the pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''

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 South African instances include:
-In the 1850s someone wrote under this name for ''[[The Monitor]]'' in the Cape Town (e.g ).
+In the 1850s someone wrote under this name in Cape Town for ''[[The Monitor]]'' (e.g. on 14 July 1852).
-In the 1940s-1950s a critic for the  ''[[Helikon]]'' wrote under this name. See for example the reviews of ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' (''[[Helikon]]'' 1(2):13-14) and ''[[Deep are the Roots]]'' (''[[Helikon]]'', 1(2):114-15).
+In the 1940s-1950s a critic for the  ''[[Helikon]]'' also wrote under this name. See for example the reviews of ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' (''[[Helikon]]'' 1(2):13-14) and ''[[Deep are the Roots]]'' (''[[Helikon]]'', 1(2):114-15).
 = Sources =

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−	The name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, is found BOTH as the name of a '''theatre and debating society''' in Paarl and as the pseudonym used by a ~~Cape Town~~ '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]'''	+	The name of the supposed founder of modern day theatre, is found BOTH as the name of a '''theatre and debating society''' in Paarl and as the pseudonym used by a number of '''[[Criticism\|theatre critic]]s'''