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He was a member of the company of players recruited in England and brought to South Africa by  [[Henry Harper]] in 1884. In Harper's opening production in the newly built Theatre Royal in Cape Town, he played "Mr Gregory" in ''[[The Two Gregories]]'' (Dibdin), and presumably other roles in the rest of the season.  
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He was a member of the company of players recruited in England and brought to South Africa by  [[Henry Harper]] in 1884. In Harper's opening production in the newly built [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town, he played "La France" in ''[[The Two Gregories]]'' (Dibdin), and presumably other roles in the rest of the season.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:48, 27 January 2022

B. Glanville ()[] was an actor.

Biography

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

He was a member of the company of players recruited in England and brought to South Africa by Henry Harper in 1884. In Harper's opening production in the newly built Theatre Royal in Cape Town, he played "La France" in The Two Gregories (Dibdin), and presumably other roles in the rest of the season.

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. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 377

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