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He was a member of the first English cricket team to play in South Africa in 1888, a team led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor, actor. | He was a member of the first English cricket team to play in South Africa in 1888, a team led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor, actor. | ||
| − | On 24 December of that year the members of the team attended and took part in a "[[smoking concert]]" held in their honour in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town. The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara". The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager [[Major Warton]] and the popular [[Johnny Briggs]]. [[C.D. Boonzaier]], of the | + | On 24 December of that year the members of the team attended and took part in a "[[smoking concert]]" held in their honour in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town. The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara". The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager [[Major Warton]] and the popular [[Johnny Briggs]]. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:09, 29 November 2021
Johnny Briggs was an English cricketer and singer.
He was a member of the first English cricket team to play in South Africa in 1888, a team led by C. Aubrey Smith, who would later become famous as a stage and film actor, actor.
On 24 December of that year the members of the team attended and took part in a "smoking concert" held in their honour in the Exhibition Theatre, Cape Town. The concert had two parts, first a Christy Minstrel show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara". The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as Tom Graham, a talk on public entertainers by Robert Baden-Powell, as well as other team members, such as the manager Major Warton and the popular Johnny Briggs. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, D.C. Boonzaier, was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the Christy show.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
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, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities N
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
