Difference between revisions of "Bloemfontein Literary and Scientific Society"

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The Bloemfontein Literary and Scientific Society was founded in 1877 as an offshoot of the Winter Evenings Entertainments, and had a Dramatic Entertainments branch. (This was called a Toneelleesklub ["playreading club"] or Toneelleesgroep ["playreading group"] in Afrikaans).

The society itself was defunct by 1890.

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+The [[Bloemfontein Literary and Scientific Society]] was founded in 1877 as an offshoot of the [[Winter Evenings Entertainments]], and had a [[Dramatic Entertainments]] branch. (This was called a [[Toneelleesklub]] ["playreading club"] or [[Toneelleesgroep]] ["playreading group"] in [[Afrikaans]]).
-== English drama and theatre in Bloemfontein ==
+The society itself was defunct by 1890.
+It was a fore-runner of the  [[Bloemfontein Shakespeare Circle]].
-English literary and dramatic entertainments have a long history in Bloemfontein.
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+==Sources==
-=== Winter Evenings Entertainments ===
+Du Toit,  1988
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-=== Bloemfontein Literary and Scientific Society ===
-This society, founded in 1877 as an offshoot of the '''Winter Evenings Entertainments''', also had a '''Dramatic Entertainments''' branch. The society was defunct by 1890. (See Du Toit,  1988) [JH]
-=== Bloemfontein Dramatic and Operatic Society ===
-The name assumed by the '''Dramatic Entertainments''' section of the '''Bloemfontein Literary and Scientific Society''' in 1882. Along with the BLSS it was defunct by 1890.
-(See Du Toit,  1988) [JH]
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