Mr Bowmer
Mr Bowmer (fl 1860s) was a singer and performer.
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was the co-founder, with Madame Bowmer, and leader of a company generally referred to as The Bowmers, that performed occasionally in Cape Town in the years 1863-1864. The company also included J.F. Finlayson, Miss Whitfield, and a Mr Schilling as pianist. He and his wife were apparently also the creators of a "Dialogue Entertainment", in Two Parts, entitled Retaliation, or Tit for Tat
For more on his appearances and the company, see The Bowmers
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 186-7, 290
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