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| − | They were acrobats in [[Fillis' Circus]], and performed a solo act in the ''[[Bloemfontein Flood Benefit]]'' (a matinee benefit performance for the sufferers in the disastrous flood in Bloemfontein), put on in the Cape Town [[Opera House]] by a company brought together for the purpose by [[Grant Fallowes]]. | + | They were acrobats in [[Fillis' Circus]], and performed a solo act in the ''[[Bloemfontein Flood Benefit]]'' (a matinee benefit performance for the sufferers in the disastrous flood in Bloemfontein), put on in the Cape Town [[Opera House]] on 28 January, 1904, by a company brought together for the purpose by [[Grant Fallowes]]. |
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 9 January 2022
The Pichell Troupe (fl. 1900) was a company of acrobats.
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The troupe
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
They were acrobats in Fillis' Circus, and performed a solo act in the Bloemfontein Flood Benefit (a matinee benefit performance for the sufferers in the disastrous flood in Bloemfontein), put on in the Cape Town Opera House on 28 January, 1904, by a company brought together for the purpose by Grant Fallowes.
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 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 418.
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