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− | South Africa’s first fictional film, it was photographed and directed by [[R.C.E. Nissen]] for the [[Springbok Film Co.]] and was first screened at both the [[Tivoli]] (afternoon) and [[Orpheum]] (evening) in Johannesburg on 11 December 1911. | + | South Africa’s first fictional film, it was photographed and directed by [[R.C.E. Nissen]] for the [[Springbok Film Co.]] and was first screened at both the [[Tivoli Theatre]] (afternoon) and [[Orpheum Theatre]] (evening) in Johannesburg on 11 December 1911. |
Writing in the [[Sunday Times]] of 21 June 1914, Nissen describes the shooting of the film on a Sunday afternoon in October of that year at Fountains Valley, outside Pretoria. | Writing in the [[Sunday Times]] of 21 June 1914, Nissen describes the shooting of the film on a Sunday afternoon in October of that year at Fountains Valley, outside Pretoria. | ||
+ | == Sources == | ||
− | + | [[Sunday Times]] of 21 June 1914, | |
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] |
Revision as of 06:28, 20 June 2015
South Africa’s first fictional film, it was photographed and directed by R.C.E. Nissen for the Springbok Film Co. and was first screened at both the Tivoli Theatre (afternoon) and Orpheum Theatre (evening) in Johannesburg on 11 December 1911.
Writing in the Sunday Times of 21 June 1914, Nissen describes the shooting of the film on a Sunday afternoon in October of that year at Fountains Valley, outside Pretoria.
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