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''[[The Fantoccini Family]]'' is the name given to a puppetry performance put on in Cape Town by [[Alfred  Ray]] in 1867.
 
''[[The Fantoccini Family]]'' is the name given to a puppetry performance put on in Cape Town by [[Alfred  Ray]] in 1867.
  
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'''''See also the entry on the term [[fantoccini]]'''''
  
Using rod puppets known at the time as [[fantoccini]],
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==The original text==
  
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This appears to have been a ''Punch and Judy'' style performance put on by the local performer [[Alfred Ray]], using the kind of rod puppets known at the time as [[fantoccini]] to display an array of humorous characters.
  
1867: Performed as in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 29 April by the [[Le Roy's Original Company]] , along with ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp]]'' (Byron) and ''[[The Robber's Family]]'' (Anon). The evening was offered as a benefit for [[Alfred Ray]] and was under the patronage of The Cape Voluntary Organisation.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1867: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 29 April by the [[Le Roy's Original Company]] , along with ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp]]'' (Byron) and ''[[The Robber's Family]]'' (Anon). The evening was also offered as a benefit for [[Alfred Ray]] and was under the patronage of The Cape Voluntary Organisation.
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== Sources ==
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"Fantoccini" in the [[Unima]] website ''The World Encyclopaedia of Puppetry''[https://wepa.unima.org/en/fantoccini/]
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.222
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 28 November 2019

The Fantoccini Family is the name given to a puppetry performance put on in Cape Town by Alfred Ray in 1867.

See also the entry on the term fantoccini

The original text

This appears to have been a Punch and Judy style performance put on by the local performer Alfred Ray, using the kind of rod puppets known at the time as fantoccini to display an array of humorous characters.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 29 April by the Le Roy's Original Company , along with Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp (Byron) and The Robber's Family (Anon). The evening was also offered as a benefit for Alfred Ray and was under the patronage of The Cape Voluntary Organisation.

Sources

"Fantoccini" in the Unima website The World Encyclopaedia of Puppetry[1]

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.222

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

https://wepa.unima.org/en/fantoccini/

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page