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 Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others. Billed as  "the eminent tragedian from Australia and London", he did the first of them with performances of the [[Cagli Italian Opera Company]]. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''),
-He left Cape Town for a the interior, initially the Diamond Fields in Kimberley and then elsewhere, his repertoire including ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), but apparently with less success than in Cape Town.
+On 4 July he participated in a "Grand Complimentary Benefit" under the patronage of the Governor, reciting poetry ("Shamus O'Brien", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", etc), supported by operatic arias from  [[Signora Neri]] and [[Signor Greco]], accompanied by [[Mr Darter]] on piano. In view of its success he repated the programme on 26 July, then also doing scenes from Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]''. He ended his Cape Town sojourn with a series of ''[[Sacred Readings]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]] from 6 August onwards.
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 Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others. Billed as  "the eminent tragedian from Australia and London", he did the first of them with performances of the [[Cagli Italian Opera Company]]. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''),
-He left Cape Town for a new engagement in Melbourne
+He left Cape Town for a the interior, initially the Diamond Fields in Kimberley and then elsewhere, his repertoire including ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), but apparently with less success than in Cape Town.
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	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.		[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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		+	[[Adele Seeff]]. 2018. ''South Africa's Shakespeare and the Drama of Language and Identity''. Series: ''Global Shakespeares''. New York: Springer.

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-[[Boothroyd Fairclough]] (-1911) was a renowned  tragedian "from Australia and London".
+[[Boothroyd Fairclough]] (1825–1911)  was a renowned  British born tragedian.
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-Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others - the first of them, with performances of the [[Cagli Italian Opera Company]]. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''),
+Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others. Billed as  "the eminent tragedian from Australia and London", he did the first of them with performances of the [[Cagli Italian Opera Company]]. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''),
 He left Cape Town for a new engagement in Melbourne

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−	[[Boothroyd Fairclough]] () was a renowned tragedian "from Australia and London".	+	[[Boothroyd Fairclough]] (-1911) was a renowned tragedian "from Australia and London".

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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−	~~Obituary~~ in "Dramatic Notes", ''The Register'', Adelaide, Saturday 28 October 1911: p.8 [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59214122]	+	"Death of Mr. Boothroyd Fairclough" in "Dramatic Notes", ''The Register'', Adelaide, Saturday 28 October 1911: p.8 [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59214122]

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.340-351		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.340-351

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 == Biography ==
-Born in Lancashire and educated at the Manchester Grammar School, he went to the USA early in life where he began his career as an actor, working for the Booth family and playing many American theatres. In 18** he made his London debut, playing "Hamlet" at the Lyceum Theatre.
+Born in Lancashire and educated at the Manchester Grammar School, he went to the USA early in life where he began his career as an actor, working for the Booth family and playing many American theatres. In 1868 he made his London debut, playing "Hamlet" at the Lyceum Theatre, going on to play many of the popular tragic roles from Shakespeare's tragedies.
 Fairclough died at his residence in Gower street, London, on September 18, 1911.

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		+	Born in Lancashire and educated at the Manchester Grammar School, he went to the USA early in life where he began his career as an actor, working for the Booth family and playing many American theatres. In 18** he made his London debut, playing "Hamlet" at the Lyceum Theatre.
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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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		+	Obituary in "Dramatic Notes", ''The Register'', Adelaide, Saturday 28 October 1911: p.8 [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59214122]

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.340-351		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.340-351

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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		+	Fairclough died at his residence in Gower street, London, on September 18, 1911.

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