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Performed on occasion for the [[Garrison Players]], ''inter alia'' specifically mentioned in | Performed on occasion for the [[Garrison Players]], ''inter alia'' specifically mentioned in | ||
| − | ''[[The Bloomer Costume]]''(Stirling) on 2 May 1854; ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' on 5 June, 1854 | + | ''[[The Bloomer Costume]]''(Stirling) on 2 May 1854; ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' on 5 June and 18 September, 1854 (the latter put on as part of a benefit evening for [[Mr Kirton]]). |
He also appeared in productions by the [[Lycett's Company]], ''inter alia'' in ''[[Richard III]]'' (1849/1850?). | He also appeared in productions by the [[Lycett's Company]], ''inter alia'' in ''[[Richard III]]'' (1849/1850?). | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:33, 9 April 2015
(18**-18**) Amateur actor.
He was a resident of Mowbray, Cape Town, called an "excellent low comedian" by Laidler (1926, p54).
His contribution to South African Theatre
Performed on occasion for the Garrison Players, inter alia specifically mentioned in
The Bloomer Costume(Stirling) on 2 May 1854; The Spitalfields Weaver on 5 June and 18 September, 1854 (the latter put on as part of a benefit evening for Mr Kirton).
He also appeared in productions by the Lycett's Company, inter alia in Richard III (1849/1850?).
Sources
P.W. Laidler, 1926, p. 54
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: p. 407-9, 424
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