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| − | A theatre originally named [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]] by the founding company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]]. | + | A theatre originally named [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]] by the founding company [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] and some later companies. Also referred to as the Amateur Theatre, or often bilingually as the [[Liefhebbery Tooneel-Amateur Theatre]]. |
| − | The '''Hope Street Theatre ''' should however not be confused with another venue also situated in Hope Street, and briefly used in 1849, which was known as [[Haupt’s Warehouse]] or [[Haupt's Theatre]]. | + | It was later known as both the [[Hope Street Theatre]] (or [[Hoopstraat Skouburg]] in [[Dutch]]) and (from 1846, when it was overhauled) the [[Victoria Theatre]], under which names it continued to exist until 1851. It was also briefly known as the [[Sans Souci Theatre]] in 1848, when [[Theatre de L’Union]] played there. |
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| + | The '''Hope Street Theatre ''' should however not be confused with another venue also situated in Hope Street, and briefly used in 1849, which was known as [[Haupt’s Warehouse]] or [[Haupt's Theatre]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:21, 26 May 2015
A theatre originally named Liefhebbery Tooneel by the founding company Tot Nut en Vermaak and some later companies. Also referred to as the Amateur Theatre, or often bilingually as the Liefhebbery Tooneel-Amateur Theatre.
It was later known as both the Hope Street Theatre (or Hoopstraat Skouburg in Dutch) and (from 1846, when it was overhauled) the Victoria Theatre, under which names it continued to exist until 1851. It was also briefly known as the Sans Souci Theatre in 1848, when Theatre de L’Union played there.
The Hope Street Theatre should however not be confused with another venue also situated in Hope Street, and briefly used in 1849, which was known as Haupt’s Warehouse or Haupt's Theatre.
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Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp 453, ,
F.C.L. Bosman,, 1980,
Jill Fletcher, 1994;
Laidler, 1926;
Du Toit, 1988
For more information
See Liefhebbery Tooneel and Tot Nut en Vermaak
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