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The '''[[Courland]]''' was a mail ship on the England-South Africa route in tfrom the 1870s.
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The occasional [[Shipboard Performances and Entertainments|shipboard performances and entertainments]] were apparently offered on occasion. For example, according to the [[Cape Argus]] of 28 December, 1872, a shipboard Christmas Eve entertainment was given,  consisting of a "farcical charade"  by officers and passengers, based on the word "''[[Indignation]]''". The name of a certain [[Mr Gibbs]] is specifically mentioned as the author of the fine text.
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See also '''[[Shipboard Performances and Entertainments]]'''
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== Sources ==
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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. 281-2,
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 30 August 2020

The Courland was a mail ship on the England-South Africa route in tfrom the 1870s.

The occasional shipboard performances and entertainments were apparently offered on occasion. For example, according to the Cape Argus of 28 December, 1872, a shipboard Christmas Eve entertainment was given, consisting of a "farcical charade" by officers and passengers, based on the word "Indignation". The name of a certain Mr Gibbs is specifically mentioned as the author of the fine text.

See also Shipboard Performances and Entertainments

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 281-2,

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