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''[[Het Fancy Bal!!!]]'' ("The Fancy Ball!!!") is a one-act [[Dutch]] comedy by an unknown author, performed on 10 September 1836 in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Vlyt en Kunst]].  
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''[[Het Fancy Bal!!!]]'' ("The Fancy Ball!!!") is a one-act [[Dutch]] comedy by an unknown author/choreographer.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1836: First performed on 10 September in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by [[Vlyt en Kunst]].
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The rest of the programme consisted of ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe|Montoni]]'' (Duval/Bruggemans),  ''[[Nognetzoo]]''  (Boniface) and an interlude, described as a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency") by [[Mr Poortemans]]. Music was provided by the musical group [[De Vriendschap]]. The evening was as a benefit (and revenge?) for the secretary [[J.J. de Kock]], who had lost a litigation case against [[Joseph Suasso de Lima]], the but of the satire in the play.
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The rest of the programme consisted of  ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' (Duval/Bruggemans),  ''[[Nog Net Zoo|Nognetzoo]]'' (Boniface) and an interlude, described as a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency") by Mr Poortemans. Music was provided by the musical group [[De Vriendschap]]
 
  
  

Revision as of 06:40, 16 June 2016

Het Fancy Bal!!! ("The Fancy Ball!!!") is a one-act Dutch comedy by an unknown author/choreographer.


Performance history in South Africa

1836: First performed on 10 September in the African Theatre, Cape Town by Vlyt en Kunst. The rest of the programme consisted of Montoni (Duval/Bruggemans), Nognetzoo (Boniface) and an interlude, described as a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency") by Mr Poortemans. Music was provided by the musical group De Vriendschap. The evening was as a benefit (and revenge?) for the secretary J.J. de Kock, who had lost a litigation case against Joseph Suasso de Lima, the but of the satire in the play.



Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 337

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