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Founded as '''African Theatres Trust''' in 1913 by [[I.W. Schlesinger]]  and A.H. Stodel ([[Harry Stodel]]), with the intention of saving the ailing theatre industry by organizing it nationwide. By pooling their resources they gained control of theatres and cinema halls across the country, and set about bringing out dramatic, musical and pantomime companies to tour their circuit.
  
 
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Eventually this empire grew to encompass the mighty cinema industry as well and was renamed [[African Consolidated Theatres]].
 
 
 
 
  
  

Revision as of 11:11, 2 December 2010

Founded as African Theatres Trust in 1913 by I.W. Schlesinger and A.H. Stodel (Harry Stodel), with the intention of saving the ailing theatre industry by organizing it nationwide. By pooling their resources they gained control of theatres and cinema halls across the country, and set about bringing out dramatic, musical and pantomime companies to tour their circuit.

Eventually this empire grew to encompass the mighty cinema industry as well and was renamed African Consolidated Theatres.


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