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== Performances == | == Performances == | ||
| + | Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations by [[T.P. Hill]], [[Mrs Greig]], . | ||
| − | The [[Harper-Leffler Company]] performed six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town from 5 August - 9 September 1868. | + | In the period 1855-18** it housed the [[Drawing Room Theatre]] of [[Sefton Parry]] |
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| + | The [[Harper-Leffler Company]] performed six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town from 5 August - 9 September 1868. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 10 June 2015
Also referred to as the Commercial Rooms.
Contents
The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town
This building was originally built as a **** in 1816 (1819?), the foundation stone being laid by Sir Charles Somerset.
Performances
Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations by T.P. Hill, Mrs Greig, .
In the period 1855-18** it housed the Drawing Room Theatre of Sefton Parry
The Harper-Leffler Company performed six concerts of opera selections in the Commercial Exchange and the Mutual Hall, Cape Town from 5 August - 9 September 1868.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 428
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