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The [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]] was a

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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]]: p.423
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.423-4
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==The society and venues==
-Founded and managed by [[Amos Bailey]] had as its base a school in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock and used local amateurs.
+Founded and managed by [[Amos Bailey]] had as its base a school in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock and used local amateurs in the late 19th century and early 20th.
 The first three productions were done in a school room with a piano as accompaniment, after which a large hall , equipped with a proper stage, was built next to the school, where they could also make use of an orchestra. They would later also perform in the [[Cape Town Opera House]].

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 The first production they did was ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'', produced by [[Amos Bailey]], conducted by [[C. Cock]], with Miss [[J. Robb]] at the piano. The cast included [[Jessie Greenshields]] ("Mabel"), [[Frank Robb]] ("Major-General Stanley"), [[Amos Bailey]] ("The Pirate King"), [[A. Bennett]] ("Frederic"), and [[W. Robb]]  ("Sergeant of Police").
-Two more productions took place in the small venue (''[[The Mikado]]'' and ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''), after which they moved to the newly built hall, where they put on ''[[The Yeoman of the Guard]]'' and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' with an orchestra conducted by [[Frank Robb]].
+Two more productions took place in the small venue (''[[The Mikado]]'' and ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''), after which they moved to the newly built hall, where they put on ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard]]'' and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' with an orchestra conducted by [[Frank Robb]].
 == Sources ==

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 The first production they did was ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'', produced by [[Amos Bailey]], conducted by [[C. Cock]], with Miss [[J. Robb]] at the piano. The cast included [[Jessie Greenshields]] ("Mabel"), [[Frank Robb]] ("Major-General Stanley"), [[Amos Bailey]] ("The Pirate King"), [[A. Bennett]] ("Frederic"), and [[W. Robb]]  ("Sergeant of Police").
 Two more productions took place in the small venue (''[[The Mikado]]'' and ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''), after which they moved to the newly built hall, where they put on ''[[The Yeoman of the Guard]]'' and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' with an orchestra conducted by [[Frank Robb]].
 == Sources ==

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 The [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]] was a Cape Town based society that specialised in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] productions.
-Founded and managed by [[Amos Bailey]] had as its base a school in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstick and used local amateurs.
+==The society and venues==
-The first three productions were done in a school room with a paiano as accompaniment, after which a large hall , equipped with a proper stage, was built next to the school. They would later also perform in the [[Cape Town Opera House]].
+Founded and managed by [[Amos Bailey]] had as its base a school in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock and used local amateurs.
 == Sources ==
 [[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]]: p.323
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.423
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	The first three productions were done in a school room with a paiano as accompaniment, after which a large hall , equipped with a proper stage, was built next to the school. They would later also perform in the [[Cape Town Opera House]].		The first three productions were done in a school room with a paiano as accompaniment, after which a large hall , equipped with a proper stage, was built next to the school. They would later also perform in the [[Cape Town Opera House]].
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		+	== Sources ==
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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.)
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.323
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	Founded and managed by [[Amos Bailey]] had as its base a school in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstick and used local amateurs.

−	It was ~~founded by~~ [[~~Amos Bailey~~]]	+	The first three productions were done in a school room with a paiano as accompaniment, after which a large hall , equipped with a proper stage, was built next to the school. They would later also perform in the [[Cape Town Opera House]].

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