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[[Wilfred Bayley]] ()[] was an actor.
 
[[Wilfred Bayley]] ()[] was an actor.
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Not to be confused with the Canadian actor and theatremaker, Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby (1934 - 1993) or the self-taught equestrian painter Wilfrid Bailey (19/20th century).
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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No information seems to be available in this actor or his career in England.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
A member of the new company [[Disney Roebuck]] had recruited in England in 1879 and brought to South Africa on the ''Balmoral Castle''.  
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A member of a strong new company that [[Disney Roebuck]] had recruited in England for his next season in South Africa. The company, that also included [[Mabel Hayes]], [[Bella Murdoch]], [[Julia Sydney]], [[T.G. Warren]], [[T. Morton]], [[Sidney Beltram]], [[Mr Branscombe]], and others, arrived on the ''Balmoral Castle'' arrived in Cape Town in 1879. Besides its season in Cape Town and other towns and cities, the company offered some entertainment on board ship, among other pieces a performance of ''[[Leap Year, or The Ladies' Privilege]]'' (Buckstone) on 28 November, 1879.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 3 September 2021

Wilfred Bayley ()[] was an actor.

Not to be confused with the Canadian actor and theatremaker, Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby (1934 - 1993) or the self-taught equestrian painter Wilfrid Bailey (19/20th century).

Biography

No information seems to be available in this actor or his career in England.

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

A member of a strong new company that Disney Roebuck had recruited in England for his next season in South Africa. The company, that also included Mabel Hayes, Bella Murdoch, Julia Sydney, T.G. Warren, T. Morton, Sidney Beltram, Mr Branscombe, and others, arrived on the Balmoral Castle arrived in Cape Town in 1879. Besides its season in Cape Town and other towns and cities, the company offered some entertainment on board ship, among other pieces a performance of Leap Year, or The Ladies' Privilege (Buckstone) on 28 November, 1879.

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, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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