Difference between revisions of "I.R. Taylor"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[I.R. Taylor]] (fl mid 1800s) was a Cape Town amateur performer and playwright. | [[I.R. Taylor]] (fl mid 1800s) was a Cape Town amateur performer and playwright. | ||
| − | He was a founding member of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] | + | He was a founding member of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] and wrote the play ''[[The Snake in the Grass]]'' in 1867, (perhaps a dramatization of ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, in No. 720). |
| − | He | + | He is possibly also one of the co-members of the local [[Christy's]] [[troupe]] known as the [[Steele-Leslie-Taylor's Christy's Minstrels]]. |
| − | + | [TH, JH] | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 295 | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities T]] | + | [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica |
| + | |||
| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Return to == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities T]] | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 25 June 2020
I.R. Taylor (fl mid 1800s) was a Cape Town amateur performer and playwright.
He was a founding member of the Cape Town Dramatic Club and wrote the play The Snake in the Grass in 1867, (perhaps a dramatization of The Snake in the Grass , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (The London Journal , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, in No. 720).
He is possibly also one of the co-members of the local Christy's troupe known as the Steele-Leslie-Taylor's Christy's Minstrels.
[TH, JH]
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 295
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities T
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
