Hofsaal
A Hofsaal is the Dutch and Afrikaans name for a courtroom (literally: "court hall").
In the 19th century such rooms were on occasion used as the venue used for a variety of other community and social events.
Among those used for theatre and other performances have been:
The Hofsaal, Malmesbury
The venue and its uses
The courtroom in the Western Cape town of Malmesbury, used as a venue for performances by touring companies in the vicinity of Cape Town in the mid-19th century.
Performances taking there included:
On 20 September, 1869 the touring company of the amateur association Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst performed De Korporaal en Het Dienstmeisje (Anon.) and De Kluizenaar op Formentera (Von Kotzebue) there.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.445-6
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