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	In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).		In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

−	In 1806: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and a "lyrical comedy" which he had written/created.	+	In 1806: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and an unnamed ''[[Scène Lyrique]]'' ("lyrical comedy" - Bosman has it in [[Dutch]] as ''[[Lyrische Scene]]''), which he had written/created and performed.

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 == His roles ==
-He appeared in a number of productions for the [[French Company]] run by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]] in 1803, usually playing a leading role. He then disappears from the scene for about 20 months, till June 1805-06,  when he did a whole season with the [[Amateur Company]] (also referred to in some cases as [[Les Amateurs de l'Isle de France]]).
+He appeared in a number of productions for the [[French Company]] run by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]] from 1803 onwards, usually playing a leading role. He then disappears from the scene for about 20 months, till June 1805-06,  when he did a whole season with the [[Amateur Company]] (also referred to in some cases as [[Les Amateurs de l'Isle de France]]).
 Among his leading roles  were:

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-[[Monsieur Delémery]] (17**-18**) was a (possibly professional) French actor and transformation artist who visited Cape Town.  (His name also written [[Mr Delémery]], [[Mr Delemery]] or simply [[Delemery]] in sources.)
+[[Monsieur Delémery]] (17**-18**) was a French actor and transformation artist, possibly a professional,  who visited Cape Town.  (His name also written [[Mr Delémery]], [[Mr Delemery]] or simply [[Delemery]] in sources.)
 == His impact on South African theatre ==
-On his way to Mauritius or the East, he apparently stopped at Cape Town to perform on two occasions. He appears to have been greatly admired in Cape Town, and productions in which he featured could command far higher admission-prices than normal. Judging from the variety of parts he played (including five different roles in one night!), he must have been an actor of the highest versatility.
+On his way to Mauritius or the East, he apparently stopped at Cape Town to perform on a few occasions for the French amateurs in the city. He appears to have been greatly admired in Cape Town, and productions in which he featured could command far higher admission-prices than normal. Judging from the variety of parts he played (including five different roles in one night!), he must have been an actor of the highest versatility.
 He is first mentioned as performing from 29 October 1803, then again from 1805 till the end of 1806, after which he must have resumed his travels.

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 On his way to Mauritius or the East, he apparently stopped at Cape Town to perform on two occasions. He appears to have been greatly admired in Cape Town, and productions in which he featured could command far higher admission-prices than normal. Judging from the variety of parts he played (including five different roles in one night!), he must have been an actor of the highest versatility.
-He is first mentioned as performing from 29 October 1803 onwards till the end of 1806.
+He is first mentioned as performing from 29 October 1803, then again from 1805 till the end of 1806, after which he must have resumed his travels.
 == His roles ==

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	In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).		In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

−	In 1806: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and a "lyrical comedy" ~~(Delémery),~~	+	In 1806: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and a "lyrical comedy" which he had written/created.

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	In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).		In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

		+	In 1806: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and a "lyrical comedy" (Delémery),

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:10, 18 May 2016
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	In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie\|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)		In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie\|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)

−	In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).	+	In 1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière De Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

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 == His roles ==
-He appeared in a number of productions for the [[French Company]] run by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]] in 1803, usually playing a leading role. He then disappears from the scene for about 20 months, till June 1805-06,  when he did a whole season with the [[Amateur Company]] and the [[Amateurs de l'Isle de France]].
+He appeared in a number of productions for the [[French Company]] run by [[Charles Mathurin Villet]] in 1803, usually playing a leading role. He then disappears from the scene for about 20 months, till June 1805-06,  when he did a whole season with the [[Amateur Company]] (also referred to in some cases as [[Les Amateurs de l'Isle de France]]).
 Among his leading roles  were:
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 In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)
-:  ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny),  ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières),  ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'',  ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).
+In 1805:  ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny),  ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières),  ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'',  ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

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	In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie\|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)		In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion\|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie\|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)

−	1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière) ~~and possibly~~ Le Soldat Magicien (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).	+	1805: ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny), ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières), ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'', ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), and ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière). Possibly ''[[Le Soldat Magicien]]'' (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).

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 In 1803: ''[[Pygmalion|Pigmalion]]'' (Rousseau) and ''[[Le Directeur de la Comédie|Le Directeur de Comédie]]'' (Anon.)
-:  ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny),  ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières),  ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'',  ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', .
+:  ''[[Les Battus Paient l'Amende]]'' (Dorvigny),  ''[[Les Soldiers Mordorés, ou La Cordonnière Allemande]]'' (Ferrières),  ''[[Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor]]'' (Delémery?), ''[[Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père]]'',  ''[[Le Paysan, Soldat Malgré Lui]]'', ''[[La Clochette]]'' (Anseaume), ''[[La Meunière de Gentilly]]'' (Monier), ''[[Le Mariage Forcé]]'' (Molière) and possibly Le Soldat Magicien (Anseaume) and ''[[On Ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' ([[Mr Sedaine]]).
-[JH]
+[JH/TH]
 == Sources ==