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[[Alfred Herbert]] (“Alf”). (18*-19*) Musical promotor and impressario.  
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[[Alfred Herbert]] was a musical promotor and impressario.  
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Popularly referred to as '''[[Alf Herbert]]'''
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== Biography ==
  
 
He was the son of the famous Jewish actress [[Sarah Sylvia]].
 
He was the son of the famous Jewish actress [[Sarah Sylvia]].
  
He organised the shows ''[[African Jazz and Variety]]'' and in 1952 participated in the founding of the [[Union of South African Artists]]] (*?) He also produced ''[[Shebeen]]''. *****
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He was one of the first people to promote black entertainers, both in townships and beyond. He presented the African Jazz/Township Jazz concert series in 1956 at the City Hall which was very popular, but of course performed to segregated audiences.
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He organised the deries of shows billed as ''[[African Jazz and Variety]]'' (1956) and in 1952 participated in the founding of the [[Union of South African Artists]]] (*?) He also produced the musical ''[[Shebeen]]''. *****
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He was one of the first people to promote black entertainers, both in townships and beyond. He presented the [[African Jazz]]/[[Township Jazz]] concert series in 1956 at the City Hall which was very popular, but of course performed to segregated audiences.
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== Awards, etc ==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
  
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Coplan, 1985: 163-64)
  
Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]]
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Souvenir Programme of the Farewell Season of ''[[African Jazz and Variety]]'', [[ESAT Archive]]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]]  
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 10 December 2023

Alfred Herbert was a musical promotor and impressario.

Popularly referred to as Alf Herbert

Biography

He was the son of the famous Jewish actress Sarah Sylvia.

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

He organised the deries of shows billed as African Jazz and Variety (1956) and in 1952 participated in the founding of the Union of South African Artists] (*?) He also produced the musical Shebeen. *****

He was one of the first people to promote black entertainers, both in townships and beyond. He presented the African Jazz/Township Jazz concert series in 1956 at the City Hall which was very popular, but of course performed to segregated audiences.

Awards, etc

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Coplan, 1985: 163-64)

Souvenir Programme of the Farewell Season of African Jazz and Variety, ESAT Archive

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities H

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page