John Thos. Buck
John Thos. Buck (17*-18*) was a Cape Town businessman involved in the running of The African Theatre, Cape Town.
In 1818 he became treasurer of The African Theatre, and in the 1830s gradually became the sole owner of the property. In the face of a growing anti-theatrical feeling among the citizens in the Cape he first announced the first attempt to sell the theatre on 21 March, 1838, and eventually sold it in March 1839 It soon theareafter became a church, to be known as St Stephen's Church.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: 159, 356, 363-4
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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