Difference between revisions of "Shipboard Performances and Entertainments"
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
1600(?): [[Francois Pyrard]] (fl 1600), a French passenger on a Portuguese ship sailing past the Cape of Good Hope, recorded the presentation of "a very pretty comedy that had been got ready and rehearsed on the way from Goa to the Cape, to be played when [they] passed it". | 1600(?): [[Francois Pyrard]] (fl 1600), a French passenger on a Portuguese ship sailing past the Cape of Good Hope, recorded the presentation of "a very pretty comedy that had been got ready and rehearsed on the way from Goa to the Cape, to be played when [they] passed it". | ||
| − | 1608: [[Captain W. Keeling]] (fl. 1600) , commander of the [[Dutch East India Company]]'s ship [[The Dragon]] recorded a number of shipboard performances of Shakespeare (''Hamlet'', ''Richard II'', etc) as they sailed from Sierra Leone to the Cape of Good Hope. | + | 1608: [[Captain W. Keeling]] (fl. 1600) , commander of the [[Dutch East India Company]]'s ship [[The Dragon]] recorded a number of shipboard performances of Shakespeare (''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Richard II]]'', etc) as they sailed from Sierra Leone to the Cape of Good Hope. |
1872: The [[Cape Argus]] of 28 December, 1872 reported a shipboard Christmas Eve entertainment on the mailboat [[The Courland]]", consisting of a "farcical charade" by officers and passengers, based on the word "''[[Indignation]]''". The name of a certain [[Mr Gibbs]] is specifically mentioned as the author of the fine text. | 1872: The [[Cape Argus]] of 28 December, 1872 reported a shipboard Christmas Eve entertainment on the mailboat [[The Courland]]", consisting of a "farcical charade" by officers and passengers, based on the word "''[[Indignation]]''". The name of a certain [[Mr Gibbs]] is specifically mentioned as the author of the fine text. | ||
| − | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 2 May 2019
Shipboard Performances and Entertainments
This refers to the old shipping practice
South African examples
1600(?): Francois Pyrard (fl 1600), a French passenger on a Portuguese ship sailing past the Cape of Good Hope, recorded the presentation of "a very pretty comedy that had been got ready and rehearsed on the way from Goa to the Cape, to be played when [they] passed it".
1608: Captain W. Keeling (fl. 1600) , commander of the Dutch East India Company's ship The Dragon recorded a number of shipboard performances of Shakespeare (Hamlet, Richard II, etc) as they sailed from Sierra Leone to the Cape of Good Hope.
1872: The Cape Argus of 28 December, 1872 reported a shipboard Christmas Eve entertainment on the mailboat The Courland", consisting of a "farcical charade" by officers and passengers, based on the word "Indignation". The name of a certain Mr Gibbs is specifically mentioned as the author of the fine text.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 281
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to The South African Context/General Terminology and Thematic Entries
Return to South African Theatre/Terminology and Thematic Entries
Return to South African Film /Terminology and Thematic Entries
Return to South African Media/Terminology and Thematic Entries
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
