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(18?-18?) Professional actress who, with three other visiting professionals - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Mrs Brough]], and [[Miss Williams]] -performed in semi-professional plays (with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. [JH]

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 (17?-18?) Professional actor and singer who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) ([[English Amateur Company]]) during a successful the 1818 season in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' (Coffey) on 24th January 1818 and ended on  21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'' (Hurlstone), and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny, or Love in a Sack]]'' (Griffin), as a Benefit Performance for [[Mr Cooke]]. After this they left the Cape for Calcutta and a tour of the east.
-[[Mr Cooke]]'s  performances as actor, like those of his wife, generally received high praise from the local critics, and among the roles specifically mentioned in his case are a lead in ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and "Frederick" in ''[[Lovers' Vows]]''. As a singer he is singled out for his performance, with [[Mrs Cooke]], of "The Bird Duet" form Dibdin's [[The Cabinet]].
+[[Mr Cooke]]'s  performances as actor, like those of his wife, generally received high praise from the local critics, and among the roles specifically mentioned in his case are a lead in ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and "Frederick" in ''[[Lovers' Vows]]''. As a singer he is singled out for his performance, with [[Mrs Cooke]], of "The Bird Duet" form Dibdin's ''[[The Cabinet]]''.
 '''See also  the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] for the full programme of the 1818 season'''

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-(17?-18?) Professional actor who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. They began with  ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' on 24th January and ''[[Lovers' Vows]]'' (Kotzebue/Inchbald) and ''[[No Song, No Supper]]'' (Prince Hoare)on 31st January 1818. They ended their visit on  21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]'', held as a benefit performance for Mr Cooke. The English performers left the Cape left the Cape for the East after this.
+(17?-18?) Professional actor and singer who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) ([[English Amateur Company]]) during a successful the 1818 season in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' (Coffey) on 24th January 1818 and ended on  21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'' (Shakespeare), ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'' (Hurlstone), and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny, or Love in a Sack]]'' (Griffin), as a Benefit Performance for [[Mr Cooke]]. After this they left the Cape for Calcutta and a tour of the east.
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 == Sources ==
-Bosman, 1928:pp 151-157; 170-177.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 151-157; 170-177.
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−	(17?-18?) Professional actor who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' on 24th January 1818 ~~and~~ ended their visit on 21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]'', held as a benefit performance for Mr Cooke. The English performers left the Cape left the Cape for the East after this. [JH/TH]	+	(17?-18?) Professional actor who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' on 24th January and ''[[Lovers' Vows]]'' (Kotzebue/Inchbald) and ''[[No Song, No Supper]]'' (Prince Hoare)on 31st January 1818. They ended their visit on 21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]'', held as a benefit performance for Mr Cooke. The English performers left the Cape left the Cape for the East after this.
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−	(18?-18?) Professional ~~actress~~ who, with three other visiting professionals - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[~~Mrs Brough~~]], and [[~~Miss Williams~~]] -performed in semi-professional plays (with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. [JH]	+	(17?-18?) Professional actor who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' on 24th January 1818 and ended their visit on 21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]'', held as a benefit performance for Mr Cooke. The English performers left the Cape left the Cape for the East after this. [JH/TH]
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	Bosman, 1928:pp 151-157; 170-177.
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	(18?-18?) Professional actress who, with three other visiting professionals - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Mrs Brough]], and [[Miss Williams]] -performed in semi-professional plays (with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. [JH]		(18?-18?) Professional actress who, with three other visiting professionals - [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Mrs Brough]], and [[Miss Williams]] -performed in semi-professional plays (with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]) during the 1818 season at the Cape. [JH]
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	Bosman, 1928
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		+	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Personalities C]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]