New English Theatrical Company
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It was a company of English amateurs active in Cape Town 1848-9. (Also referred to as Parker's Company in some sources) 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.
Sources
Jill Fletcher, 1994(TH)
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