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Semi-professional company under the leadership of [[W.F.H. Parker]] which appeared at the Cape in 1847 or 1848 to perform in the then new [[Drury Lane Theatre]]. Apparently the official name of the company was the [[New English Theatrical Company]]. 
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[[Parker's Company]] is a reference to a semi-professional company under the leadership of [[W.F.H. Parker]] which appeared at the Cape in 1847 or 1848 to perform in the then new [[Drury Lane Theatre]] for a short while.  
 
 
The company's production of ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]],  but  [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed  "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently, because of this, the company itself did not survive much more than the year, though Parker himself remained on the scene in various guises into the 1850s.
 
 
 
'''See also [[W.F.H. Parker]]'''
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
[[F.C.L Bosman]], 1928 [JH]
 
 
 
== For more information ==
 
  
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'''For its history and activities, see both the [[New English Theatrical Company]]  and  [[W.F.H. Parker]]'''
  
 
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Parker's Company is a reference to a semi-professional company under the leadership of W.F.H. Parker which appeared at the Cape in 1847 or 1848 to perform in the then new Drury Lane Theatre for a short while.

For its history and activities, see both the New English Theatrical Company and W.F.H. Parker

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