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''[[The Cosmorama]]'' was a [[diorama]] , as in the case of ''[[The Excursionist]]'', painted by [[R.S. Cooper]] and probably presented with the narrative and songs provided by  [[Alfred Ray]], accompanied by [[Mrs Cooper]].
 
''[[The Cosmorama]]'' was a [[diorama]] , as in the case of ''[[The Excursionist]]'', painted by [[R.S. Cooper]] and probably presented with the narrative and songs provided by  [[Alfred Ray]], accompanied by [[Mrs Cooper]].
  
Created some time late in 1867, for use by the [[Leroy-Duret Company]] in their grand fête during the Agricultural Show held in the [[Government Gardens]], Cape Town, in January 1868.   
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Created some time late in 1867, for use by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in their [[Grand Fête]] held shortly after the Agricultural Show in the [[Government Gardens]], Cape Town, in March 1868.   
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==

Latest revision as of 05:56, 12 December 2019

The Cosmorama was a diorama , as in the case of The Excursionist, painted by R.S. Cooper and probably presented with the narrative and songs provided by Alfred Ray, accompanied by Mrs Cooper.

Created some time late in 1867, for use by the Le Roy and Duret Company in their Grand Fête held shortly after the Agricultural Show in the Government Gardens, Cape Town, in March 1868.

The original text

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Performance history in South Africa

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 230, 240.

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