Dalle Case Company

The actor manager Dalle Case started his own professional French theatre company in February 1848 in Cape Town. Members were from the French Dramatic Artistes and included L. Vitor, C. Crosset, X. Hus, Madame Dalle Case, Madame Victor, Madame Crosset, and Mademoiselle Gabrielle and Mademoiselle Emilia.

First performance February 14, 1848. They performed in the Hope Street Theatre (renamed to Sans Souci Theatre by Case). Three performances were held in the Garrison Theatre. Programmes concentrated on vaudeville (The Resources of Jonah), dance, ballet and light farces in between, e.g. Baking and Roasting without Fire, De Gelukkige Man, of De Ontmoeting in het Donker, . This short-lived company broke up in March 1848 due to financial trouble.

(MNeethling)

Sources

Bosman, 1928;

Fletcher, 1994

Laidler, 1926

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