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| − | [[Madame Duret]] (''floreat'' 1860s and 1870s) was a professional actress from London.
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| − | Also referred to as Mrs [[Marie Duret]].
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| − | She apparently worked in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town between 1861 and 1871 with her husband, Mr [[J.H. le Roy]], as one half of the [[Leroy and Duret]] or [[Le Roy and Duret Company]]. They were particularly active in the work presented by the British garrison in Cape Town.
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| − | She was generally regarded as a formidable actress and clearlty a character actress and seasoned transformationist, performing multiple roles in various plays specifically selected for her, including three characters in ''[[The French Spy, or The Wild Arab of the Desert]]'', six in the protean farce ''[[The Actress of All Work]]'' (Oxberry) and eight in ''[[Winning a Husband]]'' (Buckstone).
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| − | '''For more performances by the company and [[Madame Duret]], see [[Le Roy and Duret Company]]'''
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Henry Pitt Phelps[https. 1880. ''Players of a Century: A Record of the Albany Stage''. Albany: J. McDonough[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=LHdKAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=af&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, F.C.L.]], ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. 1980: pp.
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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