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| − | He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to | + | He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to ''[[A Fantasmagorie]]'', an illusionary presentation (magic lantern presentation[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern]) in the style of "the celebrated Pantomime of Prof. Le Conte", as well as ''[[A Fairy Dance]]'' , some other amusements by Mr [[J.J. de Kock]] and performances by an orchestra. |
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 230-1, 338, 368, 384. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 09:17, 19 May 2016
M. Decanis (Monsieur Decanis) was a professional actor.
He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to A Fantasmagorie, an illusionary presentation (magic lantern presentation[1]) in the style of "the celebrated Pantomime of Prof. Le Conte", as well as A Fairy Dance , some other amusements by Mr J.J. de Kock and performances by an orchestra.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 230-1, 338, 368, 384.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
