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[[Emma Chambers]] (fl 1890s) was a British theatre manager and performer.  
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[[Emma Chambers]] (1848-1933) was a British theatre manager and performer.  
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
She was a performer at the Adelphi Theatre in 1873 and played the role of Joan in ''[[Joan of Arc]]'' at the Opera Comique in 1891.
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She was well known in England, with performances at the the Adelphi Theatre (1873) and the Opera Comique (where she played the role of "Joan" in ''[[Joan of Arc]]'' in 1891).
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
Leader of the [[Chambers Theatre Company]] in Cape Town in 1890, for which she appeared in plays such as ''[[The Bells of Haslemere]]'' and ''[[In the Ranks]]''.
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Leader of and a performer for the [[Chambers Theatre Company]] which visited the country, playing in Cape Town in 1890 with  plays such as ''[[The Bells of Haslemere]]'' and ''[[In the Ranks]]''.
  
  

Revision as of 06:13, 5 April 2018

Emma Chambers (1848-1933) was a British theatre manager and performer.

Biography

She was well known in England, with performances at the the Adelphi Theatre (1873) and the Opera Comique (where she played the role of "Joan" in Joan of Arc in 1891).

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

Leader of and a performer for the Chambers Theatre Company which visited the country, playing in Cape Town in 1890 with plays such as The Bells of Haslemere and In the Ranks.


Sources

J. P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press: p. 51.[1]

https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/actr.htm

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: pp. 390-391, .

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