Dalle Case Company

The actor manager signor Dalle Case, who had arrived in Cape Town with an Italian circus run by himself and a colleague Signor Severo in November 1847, split from his partner and started his own professional French theatre company in February 1848 in Cape Town. Members of his company referred to as the French Dramatic Artistes and included L. Victor, C. Crosset, X. Hus, Madame Dalle Case, Madame Victor, Madame Crosset, 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 dance, ballet and light farces in between, e.g. Baking and Roasting without Fire, The Resources of Jonah, De Gelukkige Man, of De Ontmoeting in het Donker (14 February, 1848), and The Art of Avoiding to do Military Duty (13th March, 1848), . 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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