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''[[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]]'' was the name given to two charity events organized by the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]] in the [[Cape Gardens]] in 1869.  
 
''[[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]]'' was the name given to two charity events organized by the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]] in the [[Cape Gardens]] in 1869.  
  
==The original text==
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==The event==
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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The first took place on 25 February 1869 and was held in support of the victims of the great fires in Uitenhage and Knysna.
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Sources ==
 
  
[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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The programme consisted of four hour long plays put on by what was billed as the "[[Royal Adelphi Theatre]]", featuring ''inter alia'' [[Mr Brazier]], [[Mr Webster]], [[Mr Paul]] and colleagues. Among the works presented were a musical melodrama called ''[[The Old Sapper, or The Ghost of the Powder Magazine]]'',  ''[[Ballet Pantomimes]]'' by a Corps du Ballet, dancing, singing and acting by "the world-renowned" [[Y.M.I. Christy's]] and a performance by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]].  There were also a number of sporting events.
  
[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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A second such ''[[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]]'' was organized by the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]] on 30 November, 1869, again with various theatrical and Christy companies appearing. The [[Miranda-Harper Opera Company]] and there were "velocipede races" held in the afternoon.  
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
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Such fêtes were apparently popular at the time, for example [[Mr Tilley]] of the [[Round House Hotel]] annually organized  a "[[Fancy Fair and Fête]] on New Year's day (at least in 1868, where an unnamed company of [[Amateur Christy's]] and similarly unnamed "[[Dutch]] Theatrical Company" appeared.
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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== Sources ==
  
[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
 
  
[[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 273-4
  
[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
 
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1983. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
 
[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
 
 
[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
  
 
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The first took place on 25 February 1869 and was held in support of the victims of the great fires in Uitenhage and Knysna.
 
 
The programme consisted of four hour long plays put on by what was billed as the "[[Royal Adelphi Theatre]]", featuring ''inter alia'' [[Mr Brazier]], [[Mr Webster]], [[Mr Paul]] and colleagues. Among the works presented were a musical melodrama called ''[[The Old Sapper, or The Ghost of the Powder Magazine]]'',  ''[[Ballet Pantomimes]]'' by a Corps du Ballet, dancing, singing and acting by "the world-renowned" [[Y.M.I. Christy's]] and a performance by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]].  There were also a number of sporting events.
 
 
A second such ''[[Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête]]'' was organized by the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]] on 30 November, 1869, again with various theatrical and Christy companies appearing. The [[Miranda-Harper Opera Company]] and there were "velocipede races" held in the afternoon.
 
 
Such fêtes were apparently popular at the time, for example [[Mr Tilley]] of the [[Round House Hotel]]  annually organized  a "[[Fancy Fair and Fête]] on New Year's day (at least in 1868, where an unnamed company of [[Amateur Christy's]] and similarly unnamed "[[Dutch]] Theatrical Company" appeared.
 

Revision as of 05:41, 18 September 2018

Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête was the name given to two charity events organized by the Cape Town Institute and Club in the Cape Gardens in 1869.

The event

The first took place on 25 February 1869 and was held in support of the victims of the great fires in Uitenhage and Knysna.

The programme consisted of four hour long plays put on by what was billed as the "Royal Adelphi Theatre", featuring inter alia Mr Brazier, Mr Webster, Mr Paul and colleagues. Among the works presented were a musical melodrama called The Old Sapper, or The Ghost of the Powder Magazine, Ballet Pantomimes by a Corps du Ballet, dancing, singing and acting by "the world-renowned" Y.M.I. Christy's and a performance by the Ethiopian Serenaders. There were also a number of sporting events.

A second such Juvenile Fancy Fair and Grand Fête was organized by the Cape Town Institute and Club on 30 November, 1869, again with various theatrical and Christy companies appearing. The Miranda-Harper Opera Company and there were "velocipede races" held in the afternoon.

Such fêtes were apparently popular at the time, for example Mr Tilley of the Round House Hotel annually organized a "Fancy Fair and Fête on New Year's day (at least in 1868, where an unnamed company of Amateur Christy's and similarly unnamed "Dutch Theatrical Company" appeared.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 273-4


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