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| − | An amateur theatre society called the [[Kingwilliamstown Dramatic Club]] (possibly also found as [[King William's Town Dramatic Club]]) was founded in the Eastern Cape garrison town of King William's Town [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_William%27s_Town] in 1861, with the aim "solely to amuse the public" They presented their first performances in the [[Kingwilliamstown Theatre]] (possibly [[King William's Town Theatre]]) on 23 and 24 May 1861. Besides the fact that a Mr Gilmore wrote and presented a ''Prologue'' on the occasion, nothing more is known of the programme or any further performances however.
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 182.
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