English Private Theatricals
An amateur company active in Cape Town circa 1843-1847. Also known as the Private English Amateur Theatrical Company or the Private Amateur Company. They played in the Hollandsche Schouwburg ("Dutch Theatre") in Roeland Street , popularly known as the Roelandstreet Theatre, and their secretary was A. van Breda. It appears to have been made up of Dutch players (including E.G. de Roubaix, Maynier, De Wahl, Combrink, etc.) performing in English. Groom describes attending a performance of The Miller and His Men in 1843, and they did The Castle Spectre (Lewis) (twice), with Comfortable Lodgings (Peake) the afterpiece its final performance on 6 November 1847.
Sources
Bosman 1928, pp 416-7.
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