Mrs L. Barstowe

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Mrs L. Barstowe was probably the wife of a British naval officer.

Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Her name occurs in connection with the opening performances given by crew members and local amateurs in the Simon's Town Theatre in 1856, for which she played "Lady Macbeth" in Talfourd's Travestie of Macbeth.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.163-4

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