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| − | The [[Oddfellows Hall]] was | + | The [[Oddfellows Hall]] was the Cape Town lodge of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Oddfellows_Manchester_Unity |
It was often used for performances in the 19th century by groups such as [[Aurora]] and [[Kunst en Vlyt]]. At one time in the early 1870s it was referred to as the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]] and in 1875 [[Disney Roebuck]] revamped and renamed the [[Oddfellows Hall]] to the [[Bijou Theatre]]. In 1876 it reverted to its original name (?*). | It was often used for performances in the 19th century by groups such as [[Aurora]] and [[Kunst en Vlyt]]. At one time in the early 1870s it was referred to as the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]] and in 1875 [[Disney Roebuck]] revamped and renamed the [[Oddfellows Hall]] to the [[Bijou Theatre]]. In 1876 it reverted to its original name (?*). | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 12 September 2016
The Oddfellows Hall was the Cape Town lodge of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Oddfellows_Manchester_Unity
It was often used for performances in the 19th century by groups such as Aurora and Kunst en Vlyt. At one time in the early 1870s it was referred to as the Royal Lyceum Theatre and in 1875 Disney Roebuck revamped and renamed the Oddfellows Hall to the Bijou Theatre. In 1876 it reverted to its original name (?*).
Today it is part of the South African Parliament Buildings.
Sources
Laidler, 1926: 81,87, Miemie Neethling, 2002, **
For more information
See Bijou Theatre.
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