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French circus which visited the Cape in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays as part of its repertoire. | French circus which visited the Cape in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays as part of its repertoire. | ||
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| − | The act included the pageant-style re-enactment of life on the Eastern border of the Cape in ''[[The Burnt Farm]]'' | + | Among their acts during performances were ''[[Admiral Lord Nelson, or The Life of a Sailor]]'', ''[[The Ballad of the Villagers]]'', ''[[The Jolly Miller]]'', ''[[The Golden Dream]]'', ''[[Fra Diovolo, or The Banditti of the Anrouzes]]'', ''[[The Shipwrecked Sailor]]'', ''[[Par a par, a gar a nous, or Harlequin protected by the Magician]]'', ''[[The Miser, or Happiness found in Gold]]'' and ''[[The Burnt Farm]]''. |
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| + | The act included the pageant-style re-enactment of life on the Eastern border of the Cape in ''[[The Burnt Farm]]'' [TH, JH]\ | ||
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Revision as of 06:50, 4 June 2014
French circus which visited the Cape in late 1850 (October-December) under the auspices of the governor Sir Harry Smith, and featured pantomime-performances and dramatised equestrian displays as part of its repertoire.
Among their acts during performances were Admiral Lord Nelson, or The Life of a Sailor, The Ballad of the Villagers, The Jolly Miller, The Golden Dream, Fra Diovolo, or The Banditti of the Anrouzes, The Shipwrecked Sailor, Par a par, a gar a nous, or Harlequin protected by the Magician, The Miser, or Happiness found in Gold and The Burnt Farm.
The act included the pageant-style re-enactment of life on the Eastern border of the Cape in The Burnt Farm [TH, JH]\
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp. 439-440.
Hauptfleisch, 1997.
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