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The [[Valorous Amateurs]] is the name by which [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1850, p. 270) refers to a group of amateur players from the visiting ship the ''H.M.S. Valorous'' who performed some plays for charitable purposes in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during 1865. | The [[Valorous Amateurs]] is the name by which [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1850, p. 270) refers to a group of amateur players from the visiting ship the ''H.M.S. Valorous'' who performed some plays for charitable purposes in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town during 1865. | ||
| − | On 1 and 2 June they did ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'', with music by the 10th Regiment, to packed houses in the presence of Governor Wodehouse. | + | On 1 and 2 June they did ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' (Buckstone) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'', with music by the 10th Regiment, to packed houses in the presence of Governor Wodehouse. |
On the ship's return from a visit Port Elizabeth, the company put on ''[[Michael Erle the Maniac Lover]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone) and ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' (Morton) in Cape Town on 17 November, once more to a full house. | On the ship's return from a visit Port Elizabeth, the company put on ''[[Michael Erle the Maniac Lover]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone) and ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' (Morton) in Cape Town on 17 November, once more to a full house. | ||
Revision as of 05:31, 10 April 2018
The Valorous Amateurs is the name by which F.C.L. Bosman (1850, p. 270) refers to a group of amateur players from the visiting ship the H.M.S. Valorous who performed some plays for charitable purposes in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town during 1865.
On 1 and 2 June they did The Dream at Sea (Buckstone) and Cool as a Cucumber, with music by the 10th Regiment, to packed houses in the presence of Governor Wodehouse.
On the ship's return from a visit Port Elizabeth, the company put on Michael Erle the Maniac Lover (Wilks), Ben Bolt (Johnstone) and Betsy Baker (Morton) in Cape Town on 17 November, once more to a full house.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 139, 270
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