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| − | The [[Good Hope Masonic Lodge]] was a lodge in Cape Town in the 19th century.
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| − | Also known as the '''[[Goede Hoop Lodge]]''' or the '''[[Goede Hoop Masonic Lodge]]''' [[Dutch]].
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| − | == The Lodge ==
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| − | Built in 1800, it doubled as a performance venue over the course of its existence.
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| − | Its role in South African theatre and performance
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| − | Musical concerts were held at the Good Hope Lodge Gardens on Friday evenings during the summer. Later in the 19th century it played an important part in theatrical activities, when an the exhibition hall evolved from the Lodge in 1875. Formally named the [[Good Hope Exhibition Hall and Theatre]] it was more popularly referred to simply as the [[Exhibition Hall]], the [[Exhibition Theatre]] or the [[Good Hope Hall]].
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| − | '''See also the [[Good Hope Theatre]].'''
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Fletcher, 1994: 117; Laidler, 1926: 89
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| − | == For more information ==
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| − | Go to '''[[Exhibition Theatre]]'''
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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