Hoop en Trouw

Hoop en Trouw ("Hope and Loyalty) was the name initially adopted by a Dutch amateur company that existed for a short while in Cape Town.

History

The company was founded in 1848, probably by dissident members of the companies Tot Nut en Vermaak en Door Yver Vruchtbaar. In 1849, the name was changed to Tot Oefening en Vermaak, which virtually coincided with the birth of yet another company, Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst, which was probably also founded by a dissident faction from within Hoop en Trouw. Hoop en Trouw performed in the Hoopstraat-Skouburg.

Productions as Tot Oefening en Vermaak

1849: The performed Zoë, of De Zegepraal eener Standvastige Liefde (Lijnslager, based on Mercier), Oude Meisjes van drie en vyftig Jaren, Die het Schoentje past, die trekt ze aan) and De Hoefsmid (Quétant, translated by J. Menkema Jr.) in the Hoopstraat-Skouburg on 8 June.

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Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 452-456, 480-490, 502

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