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| − | He took a leading role in the play ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (based on the novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon), performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the sloop. (On request he repeated the role on 12 April, the performance now under the patronage of the Stewards of the Races"). | + | He took a leading role in the play ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (based on the novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon), performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the sloop. (On request he repeated the role on 12 April, the performance now "under the patronage of the Stewards of the Races"). |
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 15 August 2017
J.C. Howard (19**-19**) was a Naval officer and stage performer.
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Biography
He arrived in Cape Town as an officer aboard the American sloop Sacramento (1867).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He took a leading role in the play Aurora Floyd (based on the novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon), performed by the Le Roy and Duret Company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the sloop. (On request he repeated the role on 12 April, the performance now "under the patronage of the Stewards of the Races").
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 221-2
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