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 Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
-In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'', ''[[The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago]]'', ''[[Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]'',
+In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'', ''[[The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago]]'' and ''[[Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''.
 Shortly before his death, he painted a backdrop illustrating "Discovery of the SA Goldfields" for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]] when [[Disney Roebuck]] changed it to the [[Bijou Theatre]] in 1875.

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 Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
-In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'', ''[[The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago]]''
+In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'', ''[[The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago]]'', ''[[Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]'',
 Shortly before his death, he painted a backdrop illustrating "Discovery of the SA Goldfields" for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]] when [[Disney Roebuck]] changed it to the [[Bijou Theatre]] in 1875.

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 Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
-In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' (Stirling) in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'' (),
+In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'', ''[[The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago]]''
 Shortly before his death, he painted a backdrop illustrating "Discovery of the SA Goldfields" for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]] when [[Disney Roebuck]] changed it to the [[Bijou Theatre]] in 1875.

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 Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
-In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' (Stirling) in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'' (),
+In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' (Stirling) in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry in this period include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'' (),
 Shortly before his death, he painted a backdrop illustrating "Discovery of the SA Goldfields" for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]] when [[Disney Roebuck]] changed it to the [[Bijou Theatre]] in 1875.

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 Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
-In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' (Stirling) in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity.
+In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861. For Parry's presentation of ''[[Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime]]'' (Stirling) in 1860 he created "beautiful new scenery representing a Snow Storm, the first of its kind attempted here", according to the Cape Town publicity. Other designs and sets done for  Parry include those for ''[[Wanted 1000 Milliners]]'' (),
 Shortly before his death, he painted a backdrop illustrating "Discovery of the SA Goldfields" for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]] when [[Disney Roebuck]] changed it to the [[Bijou Theatre]] in 1875.

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre and performance==
-Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valauble records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th cedntury, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a Xhosa "ntsomi" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
+Baines's painting of the Southern African scene have been among the more valuable records of the natural and social life in the country in the 19th century, and therefore important also for historians and cultural researchers. For example, his well-known painting of a [[Xhosa]] "[[ntsomi]]" telling a story is one of few visual records of earlier indigenous performance forms.
 In addition, Baines was also a prolific and much admired scene painter, working for [[Sefton Parry]] and other theatre groups in Cape Town, not only painting scenery and backdrops, but on occasion providing "mechanical arrangements" for shows. He is credited for example with spectacular settings and mechanical help for productions of the nautical dramas such as ''[[The Lost Ship]]'', ''[[The Sea of Ice]]'' and ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' in 1860, ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in 1861, .

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 == Biography ==
-Born John Thomas Baines on 27 November 1820 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, and became an apprentice with a coach painter at the age of 16. When he turned 22 he went to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 23 November 1842.
+Born [[John Thomas Baines]] on 27 November 1820 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, and became an apprentice with a coach painter at the age of 16. When he turned 22 he went to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 23 November 1842.
 He initially as a painter for a cabinet-maker in Cape Town, and later as a marine and portrait painter. Between 1848 and 1853 he was based in the Eastern Cape, from where he undertook three journeys to the interior in 1848, 1849 and 1850 respectively. He then became South Africa’s first official war artist and recorded the Eighth Frontier War (1850-1853)

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	[[Thomas Baines]] (1820-1875) is a famous traveller and painter in Southern Africa and Australia. Also a scene painter on occasion.		[[Thomas Baines]] (1820-1875) is a famous traveller and painter in Southern Africa and Australia. Also a scene painter on occasion.
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		+	Also referred to as '''[[Thos. Baines]]''' on occasion.

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/].
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 87, 88, 91, 92, 95, 144, 158, 175, 187, 320
 [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.