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Congo (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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[First performance by theatrical section of the 'Cercle d'Etudes et d'Agréments, Leopoldville (now known as Kinshasa), 27 September 1947], 1947-09-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/516
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Showing the group's first performance in front of a European audience. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'La section théâtrale du 'Cercle d'Etudes et d'Agréments' des indigènes évolués de Léopoldville a donné, le 27 septembre 1947, sa première représentation devant un public européen'. Photograph by H. Goldstein.

Dates: 1947-09-27
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[First performance by theatrical section of the 'Cercle d'Etudes et d'Agréments, Leopoldville (now known as Kinshasa), 27 September 1947], 1947-09-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/517
Scope and Contents

Showing a member of the circle reciting a monologue. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'La section théâtrale du 'Cercle d'Etudes et d'Agréments' des indigènes évolués de Léopoldville a donné, le 27 septembre 1947, sa première représentation devant un public européen. En 'lever de rideau', un membre du cercle récite un monologue'. Photograph by H. Goldstein.

Dates: 1947-09-27
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Performance of 'Limbisa Monguna', Leopoldville (now known as Kinshasa), December 1948], 1948-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/519
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Showing two African actors in a scene from Limbisa Monguna, a play written in Lingana by Mgr. Six, Vicar Apostolic of Leopoldville. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Une scène de 'Limbisa Monguna', pièce de théâtre écrite en Lingala par Mgr. Six, Vicaire Apostolique de Léopoldville et interprétée par un groupe d'indigènes anciens élèves des Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes. (Léopoldville, décembre 1948)'. Photograph by H. Goldstein (Congopresse).

Dates: 1948-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).