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−	William Layton Sammons (1801-1882) was an author, theatre reviewer and commentator, journalist, columnist and editor.	+	[[William Layton Sammons]] (1801-1882) was an author, theatre reviewer and commentator, journalist, columnist and editor, and known as one of the founders of South African journalism.

	He was best known in South Africa by his ''nom-de-plume'' of '''[[Sam Sly]]'''.		He was best known in South Africa by his ''nom-de-plume'' of '''[[Sam Sly]]'''.

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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/]: pp. 464-468;491
-C.A. Holdridge, 2010. ''Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850''. Unpublished Masters thesis in Historical Studies: University of Cape Town[https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/11558/thesis_hum_2010_holdridge_c.pdf]
+C.A. Holdridge, 2010. ''Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850''. Unpublished Masters thesis in Historical Studies: University of Cape Town[https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/11558/]
 [[William Layton Sammons]] in [[ESAACH]][http://www.esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Sammons,_William_Layton&redirect=no]

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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/]: pp. 464-468;491
-C.A. Holdridge, 2010. ''Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850''. Unpublished Masters thesis in Historical Studies: University of Cape Town[thesis_hum_2010_holdridge_c.pdf]
+C.A. Holdridge, 2010. ''Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850''. Unpublished Masters thesis in Historical Studies: University of Cape Town[https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/11558/thesis_hum_2010_holdridge_c.pdf]
 [[William Layton Sammons]] in [[ESAACH]][http://www.esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Sammons,_William_Layton&redirect=no]

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 == ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]'' ==
-The aim of [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) was to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010: p. ), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humourous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time.  Of particular note is the fact that he also covered [[Dutch]] culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].
+The aim of [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) was to "register of facts, fiction, news, literature, commerce and amusement" and thus promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape.  According to C.A. Holdridge (2010: p.3), the African Journal was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition
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 == ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]'' ==
-Aside from regularly publishing in the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], Sammons soon started his own weekly review, [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humourous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time.  Of particular note is the fact that he also covered [[Dutch]] culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].
+The aim of [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) was to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010: p. ), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humourous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time.  Of particular note is the fact that he also covered [[Dutch]] culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].
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 == Sources ==

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 Born in Bedford, England, and having resided in the spa town of Bath for several years as a member of the minor gentry, Sammons counted amongst his friends the eminent caricaturist George Cruikshank, and made acquaintance with prominent figures such as Charles Dickens. Having contributed satire and commentary to the Bath press, including acting as a theatrical critic for Keenes's ''Bath Journal''.
-He came to Cape Town in 1842. He was a decided champion of the theatre against the strict Methodism of the times (while himself being a convinced Christian, who later opened a shop selling Christian literature), as well as one of the earliest regular theatre critics in South Africa. Here he regularly wrote articles for the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], and in 1843 founded an influential weekly:  ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]''. After the closure of the journal in 1851, he became a bookseller and journalist for the [[Graaff-Reinet Herald]].
+He came to Cape Town in 1842. He was a decided champion of the theatre against the strict Methodism of the times (while himself being a convinced Christian, who later opened a shop selling Christian literature), as well as one of the earliest regular theatre critics in South Africa. Here he regularly wrote articles for the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], and in 1843 founded an influential weekly:  ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]'', making use of a printing
-He also wrote occasional poetry, which was published mainly in pamphlet form.
+After the closure of the journal in 1851, Sammons became a bookseller in Cape Town.
 == ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]'' ==

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 He was best known in South Africa by his ''nom-de-plume'' of '''[[Sam Sly]]'''.
-== Biography ==
+Born in Bedford, England, and having resided in the spa town of Bath for several years as a member of the minor gentry, Sammons counted amongst his friends the eminent caricaturist George Cruikshank, and made acquaintance with prominent figures such as Charles Dickens. Having contributed satire and commentary to the Bath press, including acting as a theatrical critic for Keenes's ''Bath Journal''.
-Born in Bedford, England, and having resided in the spa town of Bath for several years as a member of the minor gentry, Sammons counted amongst his friends the eminent caricaturist George Cruikshank, and made acquaintance with prominent figures such as Charles Dickens. Having contributed satire and commentary to the Bath press, including acting as a theatrical critic for Keenes's Bath Journal.
+He also wrote occasional poetry, which was published mainly in pamphlet form.
-He came to Cape Town in 1842. He was a decided champion of the theatre against the strict Methodism of the times (while himself being a convinced Christian, who later opened a shop selling Christian literature), as well as one of the earliest regular theatre critics in South Africa. Aside from regularly publishing in the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], Sammons soon started his own weekly review, [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humerous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time.  Of particular note is the fact that he also covered Dutch culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].
+== ''[[Sam Sly's African Journal]]'' ==
-After the closure of the journal, he became a bookseller and journalist for the [[Graaff-Reinet Herald]].
+Aside from regularly publishing in the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], Sammons soon started his own weekly review, [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humourous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time.  Of particular note is the fact that he also covered [[Dutch]] culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].
-He also wrote occasional poetry, which was published mainly in pamphlet form.  [TH, JH]
+[TH, JH]
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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/]: pp. 464-468;491
-Holdridge, 2010.
+C.A. Holdridge, 2010. ''Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850''. Unpublished doctoral thesis: University of Cape Town[thesis_hum_2010_holdridge_c.pdf]
 [[William Layton Sammons]] in [[ESAACH]][http://www.esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Sammons,_William_Layton&redirect=no]

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−	(1801-1882) ~~Author~~, theatre reviewer and commentator, journalist, columnist and editor. ~~Best~~ known in South Africa by his ''nom-de-plume'' [[Sam Sly]]. Born in Bedford, England, and having resided in the spa town of Bath for several years as a member of the minor gentry, Sammons counted amongst his friends the eminent caricaturist George Cruikshank, and made acquaintance with prominent figures such as Charles Dickens. Having contributed satire and commentary to the Bath press, including acting as a theatrical critic for Keenes's Bath Journal.	+	William Layton Sammons (1801-1882) was an author, theatre reviewer and commentator, journalist, columnist and editor.
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		+	He was best known in South Africa by his ''nom-de-plume'' of '''[[Sam Sly]]'''.
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		+	== Biography ==
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		+	Born in Bedford, England, and having resided in the spa town of Bath for several years as a member of the minor gentry, Sammons counted amongst his friends the eminent caricaturist George Cruikshank, and made acquaintance with prominent figures such as Charles Dickens. Having contributed satire and commentary to the Bath press, including acting as a theatrical critic for Keenes's Bath Journal.

	He came to Cape Town in 1842. He was a decided champion of the theatre against the strict Methodism of the times (while himself being a convinced Christian, who later opened a shop selling Christian literature), as well as one of the earliest regular theatre critics in South Africa. Aside from regularly publishing in the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], Sammons soon started his own weekly review, [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humerous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time. Of particular note is the fact that he also covered Dutch culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].		He came to Cape Town in 1842. He was a decided champion of the theatre against the strict Methodism of the times (while himself being a convinced Christian, who later opened a shop selling Christian literature), as well as one of the earliest regular theatre critics in South Africa. Aside from regularly publishing in the more established newspapers, such as the [[Cape Town Mail]], Sammons soon started his own weekly review, [[Sam Sly's African Journal]] (1843–1851) to promote culture and entertainment in general in the Cape. According to C.A. Holdridge (2010), it was "a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between the abolition of slavery and the granting of representative government to the Cape Colony". The first issue appeared in Cape Town on 1 June 1843, and appeared weekly thereafter, with brief intermissions, until 1851. It gave a humerous and lively picture of literature and public entertainment, particularly the sport, music and theatre of the time. Of particular note is the fact that he also covered Dutch culture and theatre of the time. It was often also polemical and took up specific issues, with and satire being a strong element in its approach. For example, in 1845 he took the lead in campaigning for a new theatre for Cape Town, which resulted in 1846 in the building of the [[Drury Lane Theatre]].

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 == Sources ==
-Bosman, 1928: pp 464-468;491
+[[Jill Fletcher]], 1994
 Holdridge, 2010.
-William Layton Sammons in [[ESAACH]][http://www.esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Sammons,_William_Layton&redirect=no]
+[[William Layton Sammons]] in [[ESAACH]][http://www.esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Sammons,_William_Layton&redirect=no]
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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