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He apparently had a good presence and a fine voice, but had failed to fulfill his early promise due to intemperence. So he took to touring the colonies. | He apparently had a good presence and a fine voice, but had failed to fulfill his early promise due to intemperence. So he took to touring the colonies. | ||
| − | He briefly visited Cape Town with his company ''en route'' to the Australian goldfields in 1854-55. Also listed as [[G.V. Brooke]]. | + | |
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| + | He briefly visited Cape Town with his company ''en route'' to the Australian goldfields in 1854-55, but apparently had quite an impact. Also listed as [[G.V. Brooke]]. | ||
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| + | The visit may have been as early as 1848 , though Hartnoll suggests he only left England after appearing in London in 1853 and [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928, gives his arrival as 1855. | ||
The company consisted of Miss [[Fanny Cathcart]] and Mr [[R. Younge]] and they performed in the [[Barracks Theatre]] during the revictualling of their vessel, presenting excerpts from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Othello]]'',''[[ The Iron Chest]]'' and ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'', plus ''[[Box and Cox]]'', ''[[The Stranger]]'', ''[[The Angel of the Attic]]'', and other light afterpieces. Apparently not well staged, but popular nevertheless. He drowned on a second voyage to Australia. | The company consisted of Miss [[Fanny Cathcart]] and Mr [[R. Younge]] and they performed in the [[Barracks Theatre]] during the revictualling of their vessel, presenting excerpts from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Othello]]'',''[[ The Iron Chest]]'' and ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'', plus ''[[Box and Cox]]'', ''[[The Stranger]]'', ''[[The Angel of the Attic]]'', and other light afterpieces. Apparently not well staged, but popular nevertheless. He drowned on a second voyage to Australia. | ||
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Revision as of 09:43, 14 April 2014
(1818-1866) A “great Tragedian” from England (of Irish extraction). He apparently had a good presence and a fine voice, but had failed to fulfill his early promise due to intemperence. So he took to touring the colonies.
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Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He briefly visited Cape Town with his company en route to the Australian goldfields in 1854-55, but apparently had quite an impact. Also listed as G.V. Brooke.
The visit may have been as early as 1848 , though Hartnoll suggests he only left England after appearing in London in 1853 and F.C.L. Bosman, 1928, gives his arrival as 1855.
The company consisted of Miss Fanny Cathcart and Mr R. Younge and they performed in the Barracks Theatre during the revictualling of their vessel, presenting excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Othello,The Iron Chest and The Lady of Lyons, plus Box and Cox, The Stranger, The Angel of the Attic, and other light afterpieces. Apparently not well staged, but popular nevertheless. He drowned on a second voyage to Australia.
Sources
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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Sources
Fletcher, 1994;
Hartnoll.
Bosman, 1928: pp. 409-412.
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