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−	''[[An ~~evening~~ of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'' was the name given to a production put on by the "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" [[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. .	+	#REDIRECT [[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]
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−	The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie\|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).