Roeland Street Theatre

("Roelandstraat-Skouburg" in Cape Dutch), Cape Town. A very popular Dutch amateur theatre, also referred to as the De Hollandse Skouburg or the The Dutch Theatre. Located at the ground floor of Mr de Vos’s wine store. It was a small, narrow theatre with a row of single-lined boxes on both sides of the room. It was used by Dutch amateur companies, especially Tot Nut en Vermaak (1842 - 1847). Occasionally English amateur companies also played there: All the World's a Stage (1845) and the English Private Theatricals (1847). The theatre closed on 18 December 1847 when all the contents were sold. [MN]

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 446, 485;

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