Difference between revisions of "William Hopley"

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(17*-18*) A local teacher and amateur performer, who appeared in productions by the Officers of the Garrison (often referred to as the Garrison Players) and was a regular with the English Amateurs (All the World's a Stage) from 1807 onwards. They performed a range of plays in the African Theatre at the Cape in the years 1807-8, including The Rivals , The West Indian, Tom Thumb, The Beaux Stratagem, She Stoops to Conquer, etc.

Bosman, 1928, pp 75;

Laidler, 1926,

Fletcher, 199*

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-HOPLEY, William. (17*-18*) A local teacher and a regular performer for the [[English Amateurs]] (''[[All the World's a Stage]]'') from 1807 onwards.
+(17*-18*) A local teacher and amateur performer, who appeared in productions by the [[Officers of the Garrison]] (often referred to as the [[Garrison Players]]) and was a regular with the  [[English Amateurs]] (''[[All the World's a Stage]]'') from 1807 onwards. They performed a range of plays  in the [[African Theatre]]  at the Cape in the years 1807-8, including ''[[The Rivals]]'' , ''[[The West Indian]]'', ''[[Tom Thumb]]'', ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]'', ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', etc.
+== Sources ==
+Bosman, 1928, pp 75;
+Laidler, 1926,
+Fletcher, 199*
+Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+== Return to ==
 Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]]
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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