Mr Jeffries
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Mr Jeffries (fl. 1850s) was an amateur actor.
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Biography
He was a marine officer aboard the H.M.S. Boscawen, a leading member of the Boscawen Amateurs, praised for though he may also have been a Cape Town resident.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He is specifically mentioned as the lead Don Caesar de Bazan, but almost certainly also appeared in the various pieces performed by the Boscawen Amateurs company between 29 June 1858 and May 1859.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 164-5.
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