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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He visited Cape Town in 1832, and on 12 November performed an ''Indian Dance'' during a performance of ''[[The Castle Spectre]]'' (Lewis) and ''[[The Scape Goat]]'' (Poole) by the [[British Amateur Company]] (under the motto [[All the World's a Stage]]) in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 November 1832. | + | He visited Cape Town in 1832, and on 12 November performed "for ''this night only''" an ''Indian Dance'' during a performance of ''[[The Castle Spectre]]'' (Lewis) and ''[[The Scape Goat]]'' (Poole) by the [[British Amateur Company]] (under the motto [[All the World's a Stage]]) in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 November 1832. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 07:30, 12 May 2016
Signior Diavolo was "a celebrated posture master ... from the Royal Vauxhall Gardens, London" (Bosman, 1928: 224).
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Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He visited Cape Town in 1832, and on 12 November performed "for this night only" an Indian Dance during a performance of The Castle Spectre (Lewis) and The Scape Goat (Poole) by the British Amateur Company (under the motto All the World's a Stage) in the Cape Town Theatre, Cape Town on 12 November 1832.
Awards, etc
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 244,
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