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[[Charles Utting]] (fl. 1860s) was a South African journalist and playwright. | [[Charles Utting]] (fl. 1860s) was a South African journalist and playwright. | ||
| − | Also known as or [[Chas. Utting]] or [[C. Utting]]. | + | Also known as or '''[[Chas. Utting]]''' or '''[[C. Utting]]'''. |
| + | ==Biography== | ||
| − | He living in Cape Town in the 1860s, working as a journalist on the staff of the ''[[The S.A. Advertiser and Mail]]''. | + | He was living in Cape Town in the 1860s, working as a journalist on the staff of the ''[[The S.A. Advertiser and Mail]]''. |
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| + | ==Contribution to South African theatre, media and performance== | ||
He wrote a historical play called ''[[Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were]]'' (also known simply as ''[[Governor van Noot]]'' or ''[[Things as They Were]]'') in 1866 and a satire called ''[[Municipal Muddles]]'' (also known as ''[[Love in the Dark]]'') in 1867. | He wrote a historical play called ''[[Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were]]'' (also known simply as ''[[Governor van Noot]]'' or ''[[Things as They Were]]'') in 1866 and a satire called ''[[Municipal Muddles]]'' (also known as ''[[Love in the Dark]]'') in 1867. | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 27 February 2020
Charles Utting (fl. 1860s) was a South African journalist and playwright.
Also known as or Chas. Utting or C. Utting.
Biography
He was living in Cape Town in the 1860s, working as a journalist on the staff of the The S.A. Advertiser and Mail.
Contribution to South African theatre, media and performance
He wrote a historical play called Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were (also known simply as Governor van Noot or Things as They Were) in 1866 and a satire called Municipal Muddles (also known as Love in the Dark) in 1867.
[TH, JH]
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.201, 212-218, 226-228, 293.
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
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