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[[Equestrian Gymnastics]] refers to a French [[Circus|circus]] troupe which visited Cape Town 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. In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]". | [[Equestrian Gymnastics]] refers to a French [[Circus|circus]] troupe which visited Cape Town 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. In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]". | ||
| − | Among the acts included in their [[Performance|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 Kaffir War, or | + | Among the acts included in their [[Performance|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 Kaffir War, or The Burnt Farm]]''. |
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Revision as of 06:10, 9 July 2015
Equestrian Gymnastics refers to a French circus troupe which visited Cape Town 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. In advertisements the presentations were referred to as "Equestrian Gymnastics".
Among the acts included in their 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 Kaffir War, or The Burnt Farm.
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Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 439-440.
Hauptfleisch, 1997.
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