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| − | (17**-1817) Soldier, amateur actor and playwright. He was a member of the [[Garrison Players]], and wrote a prologue to their performance of ''[[Wild Oats]]'' (O'Keefe) on 4 November, 1815. He died at the Cape in 1817, while still involved with theatricals. | + | (17**-1817) Soldier, amateur actor and playwright. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | Born the son of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Elizabeth Anne Sheridan, he was married to Caroline Henrietta Sheridan and the couple had 10 children. | ||
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| + | == Contribution to South African theatre == | ||
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| + | He was a member of the [[Garrison Players]], and wrote a prologue to their performance of ''[[Wild Oats]]'' (O'Keefe) on 4 November, 1815. He died at the Cape in 1817, while still involved with theatricals. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Bosman, 1928: p 148, 150, 170-171. | + | Bosman, 1928: p 148, 150, 170-171. |
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| + | [[Thomas Sheridan]] in the ''Geni'' genealogical website[http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Sheridan/6000000003203183814] | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 8 December 2015
(17**-1817) Soldier, amateur actor and playwright.
Biography
Born the son of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Elizabeth Anne Sheridan, he was married to Caroline Henrietta Sheridan and the couple had 10 children.
Contribution to South African theatre
He was a member of the Garrison Players, and wrote a prologue to their performance of Wild Oats (O'Keefe) on 4 November, 1815. He died at the Cape in 1817, while still involved with theatricals.
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p 148, 150, 170-171.
Thomas Sheridan in the Geni genealogical website[1]
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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