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"[[A Gentleman of the Cape]]" (or "[[A Cape Gentleman]]") is one of the names used to refer to [[anonymous authors]] of plays produced on occasion in Cape Town.  
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"[[A Gentleman of the Cape]]" (also found as "[[A Gentleman of Cape Town]]" or "[[A Cape Gentleman]]") is a phrase used to refer to [[anonymous authors]] of plays written by locals and produced on occasion in Cape Town.  
  
Among them:  
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Also found is ''[[A Capetonian]]'' ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980,  uses the [[Afrikaans]] equivalent phrase "[['n Kapenaar]]").
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==Among the plays thus ascribed are:==
  
 
'''''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]''''' (a one-act farce, 1858),  
 
'''''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]''''' (a one-act farce, 1858),  
  
   
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'''''[[My American Cousin, or A Slight Misunderstanding]]''''' (a one-act farce, 1862),  
  
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'''''[[The Wraith of Table Mountain]]''''' (1866)
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 72,  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 69, 72, 131, 180, 212, 214, 216 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:20, 5 August 2021

"A Gentleman of the Cape" (also found as "A Gentleman of Cape Town" or "A Cape Gentleman") is a phrase used to refer to anonymous authors of plays written by locals and produced on occasion in Cape Town.

Also found is A Capetonian (F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, uses the Afrikaans equivalent phrase "'n Kapenaar").

Among the plays thus ascribed are:

A Young Man in a Hurry (a one-act farce, 1858),

My American Cousin, or A Slight Misunderstanding (a one-act farce, 1862),

The Wraith of Table Mountain (1866)

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 69, 72, 131, 180, 212, 214, 216

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