Difference between revisions of "Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater"
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1802: On 13 February they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.) | 1802: On 13 February they performed ''[[Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche]]'' (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the [[African Theatre]]. (According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.) | ||
| − | 1802: On 17 July performed Der Wildfang (Von Kotzebue) | + | 1802: On 17 July performed ''[[Der Wildfang]]'' (Von Kotzebue)and ''[[De Moetwillige Jongen]]'' (Kotzebue) in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, the latter play possibly in [[Dutch]]. Advertised wrongly in the [[Kaapsche Courant]] as ''[[De Wildfang]]''. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802. |
| − | 1803: On | + | 1803: On 12 March performed ''[[Der Ueberrasschung]]'' and ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, both in German. |
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("The High-German Company for Amateur Theatre"). Also advertised as Het Hoogduitsch Liefhebbery Toneel-Gezelschap, with the motto "Consacré à la bien faisance Honi soit qui mal y pense".
The Dutch name for a company of German amateurs who were briefly active in Cape Town , from about 1801 to 1803. Possibly made up of a remnants of the German soldiers who had been in the service of the VOC (i.e. the Dutch East India company) and civilian immigrants. They seemed to have a good relationship with the English garrison.
In some adverts they are referred to as De Liefhebbers van het Toneel en het Muziekgeselschap, signalling the German love of musical concerts, which would lead to theatrical activities gradually making way for musical events, including, from 1 April 1803 onwards, weekly concerts (on Wednesday evenings).
Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Their theatre performances include:
1802: On 13 February they performed Die Schachmaschine, oder Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche (Heinrich Beck, 1797) in the African Theatre. (According to Bosman, 1928, p. 79, this was the first theatre production in Cape Town for which an advert has been found.)
1802: On 17 July performed Der Wildfang (Von Kotzebue)and De Moetwillige Jongen (Kotzebue) in the African Theatre, Cape Town, the latter play possibly in Dutch. Advertised wrongly in the Kaapsche Courant as De Wildfang. Both pieces repeated on 24 July 1802.
1803: On 12 March performed Der Ueberrasschung and Das Friedens-feyer in the African Theatre, Cape Town, both in German.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 68, 79
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