Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves

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Pantomime produced in December, 1877 by Disney Roebuck at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town to huge success. An interesting "local" facet is that the curtain opened on a scene in Kreli's kraal, with the chief and his warriors taunting "Sir Castle Brere" and his British Flag. Another pantomime version by De Wet Laubscher.**

Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves or The Fairy Brilliantina and Harlequin and the Magic Donkey, Theatre Royal 1 January 1878. Pantomime with local adaptation under management of Mr Vane, scenery by Mr Cooper.

Presented by the pupils of the Ashley Street Primary School in Cape Town's City Hall, 1944, decor by Sydney McKie. Carl van der Rheede as Ali Baba, Edna Young as his wife, Eric Titus as the Forest Enchanter.

Sources

Bosman, F.C.L., Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. 1980.

Trek, 9(9):20, 1944.


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