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| − | He and [[Sylvia Cavalho]] were the leading performers for the [[Wheeler Brothers]] when they put on ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' at the Opera House, Cape Town, as their opening production on 19 November, 1904. Boonzaier referred to them as a "clever couple". | + | He and [[Sylvia Cavalho]] were the leading performers for the [[Wheeler Brothers]] when they put on ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' at the Opera House, Cape Town, as their opening production on 19 November, 1904. Boonzaier referred to them as a "clever couple". |
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| + | They are next mentioned, alongside [[Edward Vincent]] and [[Hugh Buckler]], as key cast members in what Boonzaier calls "the finest production of the year 1905" - ''[[The Darling of the Gods]]'', at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (opening on 5 June). | ||
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Clifford Pembroke ()[] was an actor.
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Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He and Sylvia Cavalho were the leading performers for the Wheeler Brothers when they put on The Sign of the Cross at the Opera House, Cape Town, as their opening production on 19 November, 1904. Boonzaier referred to them as a "clever couple".
They are next mentioned, alongside Edward Vincent and Hugh Buckler, as key cast members in what Boonzaier calls "the finest production of the year 1905" - The Darling of the Gods, at the Opera House, Cape Town (opening on 5 June).
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.421-2
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