Annie Rowlands - Revision history

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Sources

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Biography

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Biography

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

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−	[[Annie Rowlands]](1846?-?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.	+	[[Annie Rowlands]] (1846?-?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.

	Also found as '''[[Miss Rowlands]]'''		Also found as '''[[Miss Rowlands]]'''

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 82, 91, 124-128, 145-156, 165-179, 269.
 [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica

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 == Biography ==
-The daughter of '''[[W. Rowlands]]''', a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858.
+The daughter of '''[[W. Rowlands]]''', a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858. She may possibly also have been related to '''[[Master Rowlands]]''', active in Cape Town in 1864.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 == Biography ==
-The daughter of [[W. Rowlands]], a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858.
+The daughter of '''[[W. Rowlands]]''', a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 After her first(?) appearance in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], on 21 October, 1858,  under the patronage of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], she apparently went on to perform as an amateur for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861, appearing in other evenings arranged by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] among others, and on 12 November 1860 the Club presented a benefit performance for her. .
 Rowlands later turned professional and her many roles included "Betsy" in ''[[Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half]]'' (Morton), ''[[Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist]]'' (Planché)
 == Sources ==

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 [[William Groom|Groom]] (1899-1900) refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer.
-After her first(?) appearance in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], on 21 October, 1858,  under the patronage of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], she apparently went on to perform as an amateur for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861, appearing in other evenings arranged by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] among others, and later turned professional.
+After her first(?) appearance in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], on 21 October, 1858,  under the patronage of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], she apparently went on to perform as an amateur for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861, appearing in other evenings arranged by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] among others, and on 12 November 1860 the Club presented a benefit performance for her. .
-Her many roles included "Betsy" in ''[[Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half]]'' (Morton), ''[[Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist]]'' (Planché)
+Rowlands later turned professional and her many roles included "Betsy" in ''[[Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half]]'' (Morton), ''[[Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist]]'' (Planché)

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:30, 12 June 2018
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	[[Annie Rowlands]](1846?-?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.		[[Annie Rowlands]](1846?-?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.

		+	Also found as '''[[Miss Rowlands]]'''

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 The daughter of [[W. Rowlands]], a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858.
-, later to perform with the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]. [[William Groom|Groom]] (1899-1900) refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer.
+[[William Groom|Groom]] (1899-1900) refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer.
-As an amateur she performed for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861.
+After her first appearances in 1858, she apparently went on to perform as an amateur for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861, appearing in evenings arranged by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] among others, and later turned professional.
-She later turned professional.
+Her many roles included "Betsy" in ''[[Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half]]'' (Morton), ''[[Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist]]'' (Planché)

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 [[Annie Rowlands]](1846?-?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.
 The daughter of [[W. Rowlands]], a clothes merchant in  Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858, later to perform with the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]. [[William Groom|Groom]] (1899-1900) refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer.
 As an amateur she performed for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861.