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[[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] was a "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" who visited Cape Town in 1859 to perform for the [[C.T. Dramatic Club]]

The publicity stated that he had been a pupil of among others, Fanny Kemble, E. Devrient (in Vienna) and Charles Kean; and that he had recently toured the Americas with his entertainments. His performances were billed rather grandiloquently as

His first performance was a selection from the "English and American Master Poets" on 13 April in the [[Commercial Rooms]] , Cape Town, with readings from ''inter alia'' Shakespeare, Longfellow, Byron, Poe, etc.

''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 ''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best?]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
-In June, 1876 he appears to have been sent out by [[Disney Roebuck]] to tour with an Italian ballet and opera troupe consisting of [[Signor Setragni]], [[Mrs Setragni]], [[Signor Bossano]], [[Signor Bossi]], and the pianist [[Signor Nulli]], ending with three concerts and a benefit in Cape Town at the beginning of November.
+He seems to have remained in the Cape, for in June, 1876 he appears to have been sent out by [[Disney Roebuck]] to tour with an Italian ballet and opera troupe consisting of [[Signor Setragni]], [[Signora  Setragni]], [[Signor Bossano]], [[Signor Bossi]], and the pianist [[Signor Nulli]], ending with three concerts and a benefit in Cape Town at the beginning of November.
 == Sources ==

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-[[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] was a British actor and elocutionist.
+[[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] was a British-born actor and elocutionist.
 == Biography ==
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 ''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best?]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).

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-[[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] was a "classical Shakespearean Reader and Impersonator" who visited Cape Town in 1859 to perform for the [[C.T. Dramatic Club]] and work as a teacher of "Elocution, Oratory and General" for a short while, before he disappeared from the theatrical scene in Cape Town.
+[[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] was a British actor and elocutionist.
 The publicity sent out by by his (sole) local agent, [[I.R. Taylor]], stated that he had been a pupil of among others, Fanny Kemble, E. Devrient (in Vienna) and Charles Kean; and that he had recently toured the Americas with his entertainments. His performances were billed rather grandiloquently as a ''[[Grand Classical Entertainment of Dramatic Readings and Histrionic Impersonations]]''.
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 ''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best?]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 129.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 129, 129, 130, 150, 166, 175, 352, 364-5.
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 His first performance was a selection from the "English and American Master Poets" on 13 April in the [[Commercial Rooms]] , Cape Town, with readings from ''inter alia'' Shakespeare, Longfellow, Byron, Poe, etc.
-''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
+''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best?]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
 == Sources ==

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	''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie\|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).		''[[An Evening of Tragedy, Melodrama and Light Comedy]]'', was given in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 2 June of 1859, with the support of local [[amateurs]] and members of the Cape Town Garrison. The pieces done were a death scene from a melodrama entitled ''[[Friendship]]'' (Anon.), the closet scene from ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Town & Country, or Which is Best]]'' (Morton) and an ''[[Macbeth Travestie\|Extravaganza Macbeth]]'' (Talfourd). Supporting performers for the evening's entertainment included [[Mr Devere]], [[Miss Delmaine]], [[Mr Connorton]], [[Mr Keens]] and [[Mr Stenner]] (the latter three with permission of Colonel Graham of the local regiment).
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 129.
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