Liefhebbery Tooneel
("Amateur Theatre"). A theatre , opened in Hope Street, Cape Town in 1825 as an alternative venue to the Afrikaansche Schouwburg, by Tot Nut en Vermaak and thereafter this society’s exclusive venue until 1834 (with the exception of sporadic appearances by English companies). Later the children’s dramatic society Tot Oefening en Vermaak played there (from 1835-1836) and from 1834 to 1838 the venue was also used by Boniface’s Vlyt en Kunst. From 1837, Tot Oefening en Vermaak played there. It was later known as both the Hope Street Theatre and (from 1846, when it was overhauled) the Victoria Theatre, under which names it continued to exist until 1851. It was also briefly known as the Sans Souci Theatre in 1848, when Theatre de L’Union played there. The Liefhebbery Tooneel should however not be confused with another venue also situated in Hope Street, and briefly used in 1849, which was known as Haupt’s Warehouse or Haupt's Theatre. (Bosman, 1928;) [JH]
Sources
Bosman, 1928, [JH]
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