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| − | + | [[Lycett's Company]] is an amateur company founded by [[James Lycett]] in Cape Town in 1849-1850, which performed a number of productions in the [[Hope Street Theatre]] and the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] between 1850 to 1852, including a much-praised complete production of ''[[Richard III]]'', and the influential gothic melodrama ''[[The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man]]'' (Fitzball) in 1850. | |
Members of the company apparently later helped to form [[The Amateurs of Cape Town]] along with members of [[The English Amateur Company]]. | Members of the company apparently later helped to form [[The Amateurs of Cape Town]] along with members of [[The English Amateur Company]]. | ||
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| + | Also referred to as the "[[Amateur Performers]]" on occasion. | ||
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Revision as of 06:42, 6 November 2016
Lycett's Company is an amateur company founded by James Lycett in Cape Town in 1849-1850, which performed a number of productions in the Hope Street Theatre and the Drury Lane Theatre between 1850 to 1852, including a much-praised complete production of Richard III, and the influential gothic melodrama The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man (Fitzball) in 1850.
Members of the company apparently later helped to form The Amateurs of Cape Town along with members of The English Amateur Company.
Also referred to as the "Amateur Performers" on occasion.
Sources
P.W. Laidler, 1926.
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928
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