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| − | The [[Royal Magnet Company]] was an vaudeville style company. | + | The [[Royal Magnet Company]] was an vaudeville style touring company. |
Also billed as the [[Royal Magnet Combination Troupe]] (e.g. when performing in in February, 1876) or simply the [[Magnet Company]] | Also billed as the [[Royal Magnet Combination Troupe]] (e.g. when performing in in February, 1876) or simply the [[Magnet Company]] | ||
| − | The company was a joint venture between the Australian performer/manager [[George Loyal]] and the American [[Samuel Owens Abell]], and also included the acrobat [[Ella Zuila]] | + | The company was a joint venture between the Australian performer/manager [[George Loyal]] and the American [[Samuel Owens Abell]], and also included the Australian acrobat and high-wire artiste [[Ella Zuila]], English-born acrobat [[James Klaer]] (who also acted as stage manager) and some performers from Japan. The director of ballets was [[Monsignor Ibanez]]. |
The [[Magnet Company]] toured the South African British colonies and Boer republics (including the Cape and the Orange Free State) for more than a year in 1875-76. | The [[Magnet Company]] toured the South African British colonies and Boer republics (including the Cape and the Orange Free State) for more than a year in 1875-76. | ||
Revision as of 06:32, 13 November 2021
The Royal Magnet Company was an vaudeville style touring company.
Also billed as the Royal Magnet Combination Troupe (e.g. when performing in in February, 1876) or simply the Magnet Company
The company was a joint venture between the Australian performer/manager George Loyal and the American Samuel Owens Abell, and also included the Australian acrobat and high-wire artiste Ella Zuila, English-born acrobat James Klaer (who also acted as stage manager) and some performers from Japan. The director of ballets was Monsignor Ibanez.
The Magnet Company toured the South African British colonies and Boer republics (including the Cape and the Orange Free State) for more than a year in 1875-76.
In some places, the company built its own performance halls e.g. in Pietermaritzburg (where some so-called "kaffir" shows were held expressly for the local Zulu population, with the permission of the then Maritzburg police superintendent,
Loyal and Zuila had previously performed extensively in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia – then went on from South Africa to tour other parts of the world.
Sources
Correspondence from journalist and writer Lindsey Arkley (Melbourne)[1]
The Natal Witness, 22 February, 1876
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