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[[J. Bolton]] (fl. 1850s) was a British soldier and amateur actor.
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[[J. Bolton]] (fl. 1850-1860s) was a British soldier and amateur actor.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
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While stationed at the Cape with the 95th Regiment of the British forces, he seems to have particpated in productions by the garrison, noted to some extent for his comic abilities.
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He and a few other members, helped out with productions by [[Charles Fraser]] (1859-1866) and probably [[E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey]] (1858).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== 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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 125
 
 
[[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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Latest revision as of 14:42, 28 September 2021

J. Bolton (fl. 1850-1860s) was a British soldier and amateur actor.

Biography

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

While stationed at the Cape with the 95th Regiment of the British forces, he seems to have particpated in productions by the garrison, noted to some extent for his comic abilities.

He and a few other members, helped out with productions by Charles Fraser (1859-1866) and probably E.C. de Jocelyn Harvey (1858).

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 125

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