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 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 Unpublished MA thesis: University of Stellenbosch: p. 71.


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