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The [[Afrikaansche Societeit]] (Literally: "African Society") was a social club which acted as a centre for amusements including balls, card-playing, races as well as theatrical enterntainments, from the late 1700s until 1849. | The [[Afrikaansche Societeit]] (Literally: "African Society") was a social club which acted as a centre for amusements including balls, card-playing, races as well as theatrical enterntainments, from the late 1700s until 1849. | ||
| − | Catering, as it did mostly, for the English officers and itinerant "Indian visitors", the emphasis was on English, especially after 1810, although the name suggests that [[Dutch]] also played a large part in its earlier years at least, and it may also have been used for French performances in 1805 by . | + | Catering, as it did mostly, for the English officers and itinerant "Indian visitors", the emphasis was on English, especially after 1810, although the name suggests that [[Dutch]] also played a large part in its earlier years at least, and it may also have been used for French performances in 1805 by [[Les Amateurs de l'Isle de France]]. |
Known as the '''[[Bataafsche Societeit]]''' ("Batavian Society") from 1803-1810. | Known as the '''[[Bataafsche Societeit]]''' ("Batavian Society") from 1803-1810. | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 22 June 2017
The Afrikaansche Societeit (Literally: "African Society") was a social club which acted as a centre for amusements including balls, card-playing, races as well as theatrical enterntainments, from the late 1700s until 1849.
Catering, as it did mostly, for the English officers and itinerant "Indian visitors", the emphasis was on English, especially after 1810, although the name suggests that Dutch also played a large part in its earlier years at least, and it may also have been used for French performances in 1805 by Les Amateurs de l'Isle de France.
Known as the Bataafsche Societeit ("Batavian Society") from 1803-1810.
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(Bosman, 1928;) ]
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