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''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher. | ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher. | ||
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| + | Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833. | ||
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== South African performances == | == South African performances == | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 20 June 2017
The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang is a "ballet dance" by an unknown choreographer, possibly a local dance teacher.
Contents
The original text
Nothing is known of this work, besides the fact that it was done in Cape Town in 1833.
=Translations and adaptations
South African performances
1833: First performed in Cape Town in the African Theatre by the All the World's a Stage on 13 July, with The Floating Beacon (Fitzball), The First of April (Boaden) and a new pantomime, Clown and Goose, performed by Mr Charles West.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 226-7.
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