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[[Mr Dillon]] was a Cape Town resident and an amateur performer

== Biography ==

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

He was a member of the short lived [[Phoenix Dramatic Club]], in Cape Town in 1865, and is mentioned as a performer in the club's first presentation, on 27 June, 1865 in the [[Theatre Royal]], when he played one of the three leads in ''[[The Irish Attorney, or Galway Practice]]'' (Bernard).

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 269

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		+	He is first mentioned by Bosman (1980) in 1858, when he played supporting roles for [[J.E.H. English]], being specifically mentioned as "The Baron Giordano Martelli" in [[J.E.H. English]]'s production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]'' (Grangé and De Montépin) on 21 September and 1 October, 1858.

	He was a member of the short lived [[Phoenix Dramatic Club]], in Cape Town in 1865, and is mentioned as a performer in the club's first presentation, on 27 June, 1865 in the [[Theatre Royal]], when he played one of the three leads in ''[[The Irish Attorney, or Galway Practice]]'' (Bernard).		He was a member of the short lived [[Phoenix Dramatic Club]], in Cape Town in 1865, and is mentioned as a performer in the club's first presentation, on 27 June, 1865 in the [[Theatre Royal]], when he played one of the three leads in ''[[The Irish Attorney, or Galway Practice]]'' (Bernard).