Difference between revisions of "The Patent Ramoneur Company"
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| − | 1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the [[Robben Island Amateurs]] | + | 1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the [[Robben Island Amateurs]] - a cast probably made up of inmates and staff members of the asylum on Robben Island[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robben_Island]). Also part of the programme were ''[[Did I Dream It?]]'' (Wooler) and ''[[Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials]]'' (Selby). |
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The Patent Ramoneur Company is a one-act farce by an unknown author.
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Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed as part of a benefit for victims of the great storm that had recently (in May) raged by what could be referred to as the Robben Island Amateurs - a cast probably made up of inmates and staff members of the asylum on Robben Island[1]). Also part of the programme were Did I Dream It? (Wooler) and Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials (Selby).
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 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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