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| + | His daughter, [[May Edouin]], also became a [[vaudeville]] performer. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He was brought out to perform in South Africa by [[ | + | He was brought out to perform in South Africa by the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] in March 1902, appearing among other works in ''[[Our Flat]]'' (Musgrave). |
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 26 December 2020
Willie Edouin (1846-1908)[1] was an English comedian, actor, dancer, singer, writer, director and theatre manager.
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Biography
His daughter, May Edouin, also became a vaudeville performer.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was brought out to perform in South Africa by the Wheeler Theatre Company in March 1902, appearing among other works in Our Flat (Musgrave).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Edouin
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 1932. (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. 410, 433
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