Difference between revisions of "Commercial Exchange"
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| − | The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1819, the foundation stone of the building | + | The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset. It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895. |
| − | Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**). | + | Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the [[Opera House]] (189*-19**). |
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Photograph, UCT Scholar Resource Discovery, Record no: 000046576[http://uctscholar.uct.ac.za/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=118360&local_base=GEN01] | Photograph, UCT Scholar Resource Discovery, Record no: 000046576[http://uctscholar.uct.ac.za/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=118360&local_base=GEN01] | ||
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 10 June 2015
Also referred to as the Commercial Rooms in some cases.
The Commercial Exchange, Cape Town
The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1819, and built on the site later occupied by the Grand Parade. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the governor Sir Charles Somerset. It was demolished 1893 to make way for the Post Office building in 1895.
Its halls (rooms) were often used for theatrical and musical presentations. and it eventually became the site of/venue for?? the Opera House (189*-19**).
Performances
Among those who used the Commercial Exchange as a venue are Mr T.P. Hill (1846 and 1849), Mrs Greig (1851 and 1853), Sefton Parry (who housed his Drawing Room Theatre there from 1855-18**), the Harper-Leffler Company (1868), .
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 428, 440-1,
Timeline of Cape Town, Wikipedia[1]
Photograph, UCT Scholar Resource Discovery, Record no: 000046576[2]
Photograph, UCT Scholar Resource Discovery, Record no: 000046411[3]
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
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