The Masqueraders
"The Masqueraders" can refer to a play or to a company.
Contents
The play
"The Masqueraders" is a play by Henry Arthur Jones ()[].
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1895: Performed by Edward Sass and his Gaiety Company in the Cape Town Opera House, under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers, as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July.
The company
The Masqueraders was a small musical ensemble (active circa 1918-1921), that at one time played the Standard Theatre in Johannesburg for some weeks and then toured the country. Members over the years included Billy Matthews, Bertie Solomon
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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