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| − | There are a few references to a performer called [[Mr Leslie]] (fl. 1860's) who performed in the Cape Province in the mid 19th century. | + | There are a few references to a performer called [[Mr Leslie]] (fl. 1860's) who performed in the Cape Province in the mid 19th century. The extent to which they are related, or are the same person, is difficult to discern. |
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| − | The "first appearance in Cape Town" of a [[Mr Leslie]] was announced for an evening of entertainment by the [[Charles Fraser]] in | + | The "first appearance in Cape Town" of a [[Mr Leslie]] was announced for an evening of entertainment by the [[Charles Fraser]] company and a company of amateurs in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 27 December, 1858, which included the three pieces ''[[A Blighted Being]]'' (Taylor), ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff). [[Mr Leslie]] apparently played the lead of "Job Wort" in ''[[A Blighted Being]]''. |
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A comedian in the [[Christy's]] idiom, he claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, ''en route'' to Australia. | A comedian in the [[Christy's]] idiom, he claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, ''en route'' to Australia. | ||
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Revision as of 07:19, 17 January 2019
There are a few references to a performer called Mr Leslie (fl. 1860's) who performed in the Cape Province in the mid 19th century. The extent to which they are related, or are the same person, is difficult to discern.
"Mr Leslie", 1858
The "first appearance in Cape Town" of a Mr Leslie was announced for an evening of entertainment by the Charles Fraser company and a company of amateurs in the Cape Town Theatre on 27 December, 1858, which included the three pieces A Blighted Being (Taylor), The Irish Tutor (Butler) and The Spectre Bridegroom (Moncrieff). Mr Leslie apparently played the lead of "Job Wort" in A Blighted Being.
"Mr Leslie", 1862
A comedian in the Christy's idiom, he claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of The Christy Minstrels troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, en route to Australia.
"Mr Leslie", 18
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 193-194
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