Athenaeum Hall
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The Athenaeum Hall was an alternative name given to the Hutchinson's Hall, a venue in Nieuw Street, Cape Town, in the period 1776 to 1778, when used as a performance venue in Cape Town by amateur companies, such as De Eendracht and Aurora II. Also referred to as the Athenaeum Theatre or Hutchinson's Hall
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 470-3.
Miemie Neethling. 2002. Cape curtains: a study of selected Cape Town theatres, 1843-1916. Unpublished MA thesis: University of Stellenbosch: p. 71.
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