Difference between revisions of "Shadow Pantomime"
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| − | ''[[The Shadow Pantomime]]'' (or simply ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'') is a theatre performance known in South Africa through the performances | + | ''[[The Shadow Pantomime]]'' (or simply ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'') is the name of a theatre performance known in South Africa through the performances by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in their 1866 and 1867 seasons. |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| − | + | According to [[William Groom|Groom]] (1928) and [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980), the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] did the first performance in Cape Town of what they billed as a "Great Comic ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'', sensation from the Crystal Palace" on . | |
| − | + | The latter statement is possibly a reference to something like the 1861 shadow pantomime put on by Nelson Lee in the Crystal Palace, London[https://newspaperarchive.com/evening-star-and-dial-jan-15-1861-p-1/]). So what was seen I n Cape Town was probably a piece of shadow theatre, devised and performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] itself in the 1860s. | |
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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| + | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 27 May 2019
The Shadow Pantomime (or simply Shadow Pantomime) is the name of a theatre performance known in South Africa through the performances by the Le Roy and Duret Company in their 1866 and 1867 seasons.
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The original text
According to Groom (1928) and Bosman (1980), the Le Roy and Duret Company did the first performance in Cape Town of what they billed as a "Great Comic Shadow Pantomime, sensation from the Crystal Palace" on .
The latter statement is possibly a reference to something like the 1861 shadow pantomime put on by Nelson Lee in the Crystal Palace, London[1]). So what was seen I n Cape Town was probably a piece of shadow theatre, devised and performed by the Le Roy and Duret Company itself in the 1860s.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed by the Le Roy and Duret theatre company in the Theatre Royal in Harrington Street, Cape Town, as Shadow Pantomime on the 25th of August. This was part of a children's matinee, which also included On the Sly, The Nervous Cures (Brown and Norton) and The Dancing Scotchman (Flexmore and Auriol?).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
