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| − | It was a company of English amateurs active in Cape Town 1848-9. [[Groom]] named the company the [[New English Theatrical Company]]. They performed ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] in January 1849 under the management of [[W.H | + | It was a company of English amateurs active in Cape Town 1848-9. [[Groom]] named the company the [[New English Theatrical Company]]. They performed ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] in January 1849 under the management of [[W.F.H. Parker]]. The critique by [[Sam Sly]] was very harsh and the company ceased to exist after this dreadful performance. |
Revision as of 09:46, 18 January 2011
It was a company of English amateurs active in Cape Town 1848-9. Groom named the company the New English Theatrical Company. They performed Luke the Labourer in the Drury Lane Theatre in January 1849 under the management of W.F.H. Parker. The critique by Sam Sly was very harsh and the company ceased to exist after this dreadful performance.
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Jill Fletcher, 1994(TH)
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