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The concept of a '''French Theatrical Company''' in Cape Town appears in a number of guises over the course of the first half of the 18th century:
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References to the concept of a '''French Theatrical Company''' or [[French Theatre Company]] in Cape Town appears in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century.
  
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In 1808-1809 a group of amateur and professional players, apparently referred to as the "[[French Theatrical Company]]", produced a number of French works, including ''[[Les Plaideurs]]'' (Racine), [[Le Petit Matelot, ou Le Mariage Impromptu]] (Pigault Lebrun), 
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'''See [[French Theatre in South Africa]]'''
  
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A French Theatre company reported by “[[Sam Sly]]” to have opened the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] on Constitution Hill in Cape Town on June 19th, 1848, with “tragic Scenes, Vaudevilles, and Interludes of music and dancing”. May have been [[Dalle Case]] and the company from Mauritius which was billed as "[[French Dramatic Artistes]]".
 
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== Sources ==
 
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Bosman 1928, pp.93, 94, 125, 
 
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Fletcher, 1994
 
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== For more information ==
 
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See also [[French Dramatic Artistes]] and [[French theatre in South Africa]]
 
  
 
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References to the concept of a French Theatrical Company or French Theatre Company in Cape Town appears in a number of sources over the course of the first half of the 18th century.

See French Theatre in South Africa


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