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== Biography ==
 
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Born Frederick William Watkins in London,  he married  (
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He later assumed the stage name of [[Fred. W. Leonard]]), and with his wife performed for a London stock company - probably at the Strand Theatre and on tour for '''[[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]]'''.
  
  
He worked for the Strand Theatre and [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]], going on international tours with Arnold between 1900 and 1902, ''inter alia'' visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (), ''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' (Broadhurst), ''[[The Professor's Love Story]]'' (), ''[[Hans the Boatman]]'' (Greene), ''[[Why Smith Left Home]]'' () and ''[[The Grey Parrot]]'' ().
 
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Revision as of 06:28, 19 August 2021

Fred. W. Leonard (fl. 1900) was an actor

Biography

Born Frederick William Watkins in London, he married (

He later assumed the stage name of Fred. W. Leonard), and with his wife performed for a London stock company - probably at the Strand Theatre and on tour for Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company.


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

He was a member of the cast of What Happened to Jones (Broadhurst), performed by Charles Arnold and the touring London company, when they played in South Africa in January of 1900.

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.407.

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