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The Hawtrey Comedy Company was a visiting company from [*?England? Australia?]. They performed ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' under the [[Wheeler Company]] management at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in 18**
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The [[Hawtrey Comedy Company]] was a theatrical touring company  
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They visited South Africa in 1894, under the management of the  [[Wheeler Company]],  to do one of the first performances at the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town: a performance of doing  ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (Thomas). 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== 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.)
  
== For more information ==
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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/]: p.398
  
  
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The Hawtrey Comedy Company was a theatrical touring company


They visited South Africa in 1894, under the management of the Wheeler Company, to do one of the first performances at the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town: a performance of doing Charley's Aunt (Thomas).

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 Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: p.398


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