Walter Melville Dramatic Company

The Walter Melville Dramatic Company was a travelling company under the management of Walter Melville (1875–1937), of the famous London-based theatrical company popularly known as "The Melville Brothers".

The company visited and performed in South Africa in 1910.

In Cape Town the company appeared briefly in the Opera House under the auspices of the Wheeler Theatre Company, and according to Boonzaier (1923) performed a number of the so-called "Melville melodramas", including The Girl Who Took the Wrong Turning and The Beggar Girl's Wedding.

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