Tot Leering en Vermaak
("For learning and entertainment"), Cape Town: This was the oldest known Dutch theatre company in the Cape. Its first (stated) performance was De Papegaay (Kotzebue) on March 5 1803. Last official performance May 18 1804: Bramarbas, or De Snoevende Officier (Holberg), performed in charity of the burnt down Drostdy of Stellenbosch. From 1804 to 1809 there were no new Dutch theatre companies at the Cape. Tot Leering en Vermaak can most likely be seen as the predecessor of what later became known as the influential Dutch company Tot Nut en Vermaak in 1809. (See Bosman, 1928) [TH]
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