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Messrs. Gates and Broadfoot (or simply Gates and Broadfoot) refers to Mr Gates (fl. 1850s) and Mr Broadfoot (fl. 1850s) who were well establised arists and scene painters in Cape Town in the the mid 19th century.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
They are cited by Groom (1899-1900) as the two painters of renown who had painted "the scenery, drop-act, etc" for Sefton Parry's new season in the refurbished Cape Town Theatre (1859-1960).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.77-8
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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