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+ | In the South African context, [[Equestrian Gymnastics]], first occurs as the name of 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]]". [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] (1997, p. 28)[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401] has pointed out that that some of these performances are clearly related to equestrian style models familiar at the time in England and the United States (e.g. the "military re-enactment" or the "Wild West Show"). | ||
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 Kafir War, or The Burnt Farm]]''. | 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 Kafir War, or The Burnt Farm]]''. |
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The term Equestrian Gymnastics, has been used in two ways in South Africa: as the name for an activity or performance form, and as the name of a troupe of performers.
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Equestrian Gymnastics, as a performance form
Equestrian Gymnastics, as the name of a circus troupe/company
In the South African context, Equestrian Gymnastics, first occurs as the name of 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". Hauptfleisch (1997, p. 28)[1] has pointed out that that some of these performances are clearly related to equestrian style models familiar at the time in England and the United States (e.g. the "military re-enactment" or the "Wild West Show").
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 Kafir War, or The Burnt Farm.
[TH, JH]
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 439-440.
Temple Hauptfleisch, 1997[3]: pp. 27-28.
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