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| − | He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to a [[ | + | He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to a magic lantern[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern] show called ''[[A Fantasmagorie]]'' (presumably created by Decanis), ''[[A Fairy Dance]]'', some other amusements by Mr [[J.J. de Kock]] and performances by an orchestra. |
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M. Decanis (Monsieur Decanis) was a professional actor.
He visited Cape Town in 1837 and is listed as being from the "Theatre Royal, Paris". He was presumably on his way to Mauritius when he spent a while in Cape Town, performing there on 28 February and 7 March 1837. The programme refers to a magic lantern[[1] show called A Fantasmagorie (presumably created by Decanis), A Fairy Dance, some other amusements by Mr J.J. de Kock and performances by an orchestra.
