Hilda Temple
Hilda Temple (fl. 1870s) was an internationally acclaimed Shakespearean actress.
Biography
In the early 1870s she is mentioned as performing at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, and in the 1890s she toured Australia.
Contribution to South African Theatre
5 May and 2 June, 1876: Performed in Disney Roebuck and his company's East Lynne in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town. The leads in the Roebuck productions during the 1876 season were now performed by Disney Roebuck and Hilda Temple, who replaced Miss Berenger.
11 and 13 May and 12, 16 and 24 June, 1876: Portrayed "Ophelia" in Hamlet by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town.
as in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 12 July.
31 August, 1876: Performed in The Life of an Actress by the Disney Roebuck company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town.
December 13, 1876: Hilda Temple gave her South African “farewell benefit” performance at the Theatre Royal, Port Elizabeth with extracts from Othello.
Source
The Brisbane Courier Fri 28 Nov 1890: Page 5[1]
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