Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. As popular in South Africa as everywhere else. An early (the first?) production in South Africa was by the Hawtrey Comedy Company under Ben and Frank Wheeler management in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town in 18**. Done by Brian Brooke in 1960 with Stuart Brown and Lorna Cowell. Also translated into Afrikaans as Piet s'n Tante (by Gustav Preller), first performed in Potchefstroom and Ermelo (1907), then in the Opera House, Pretoria, April, on 1908, by the Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging to an invited audience including the colonial secretary, General J.C. Smuts. Backdrops painted by Frans Oerder. It was a firm favourite in the repertory of the AHTV until 1910, and became immensely popular on tour, including performances in Cape Town. Made into a commercially successful Afrikaans film (Piet se Tante) featuring Al Debbo and Frederick Burgers (19*).

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