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| − | The term Palace | + | The term [[Palace of Varieties]] (or Palace of Variety) seems to have been a generic name for a number of theatrical establishments in South Africa during the period 1889-1910. So too does the name '''Empire''' in the heyday of the British empire. The venues had a number of varying of names over the years, and never seem to be referred to consistently. These include The [[Empire Theatre]], The [[Empire Theatre|Old Empire Theatre]], The [[Empire Music Hall]], The [[Empire Palace of Variety]], The [[Empire Palace of Varieties]], etc. It pretty much seems to depend on who is renting it and who is writing about it, though the term “music hall" was an earlier one, usually replaced by the more flamboyant “palace of varieties” – [TH, McM]. |
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The term Palace of Varieties (or Palace of Variety) seems to have been a generic name for a number of theatrical establishments in South Africa during the period 1889-1910. So too does the name Empire in the heyday of the British empire. The venues had a number of varying of names over the years, and never seem to be referred to consistently. These include The Empire Theatre, The Old Empire Theatre, The Empire Music Hall, The Empire Palace of Variety, The Empire Palace of Varieties, etc. It pretty much seems to depend on who is renting it and who is writing about it, though the term “music hall" was an earlier one, usually replaced by the more flamboyant “palace of varieties” – [TH, McM].
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The Empire Palace of Varieties, Cape Town.
The Empire Palace of Varieties, Johannesburg.
This became the new name for what had been the Globe Theatre in 1894, . **** It was the venue where the first motion picture was screened in South Africa in 1896 as the "Cinematographe", brought out by illusionist Carl Hertz. [TH, McM].
Empire Palace of Variety
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