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[[William Clayton]] was a British actor who performed in South Africa
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[[William Clayton]] (fl. 1880-1890s) was a British actor who performed in South Africa
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He visited Cape Town in 1895 with the [[Annie Baldwin Company]] to perform ''inter alia'' ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (Thomas) and ''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'' (Wilde)
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He visited Cape Town in 1895 with the [[Annie Baldwin Company]] to perform ''inter alia'' in ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (Thomas) and in ''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'' (Wilde), as "Lord Illingworth".
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 05:19, 19 January 2022

William Clayton (fl. 1880-1890s) was a British actor who performed in South Africa

Biography

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

He visited Cape Town in 1895 with the Annie Baldwin Company to perform inter alia in Charley's Aunt (Thomas) and in A Woman of No Importance (Wilde), as "Lord Illingworth".

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1980. "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: p. 402.)


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