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| − | "[[Rathbone]]" | + | [[Mr Rathbone]] (19**-19**) was an amateur theatre enthusiast and possible actor in Grahamstown. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | Nothing is known of him at present, beyond the name mentioned by [[P.W. Laidler]] and [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | Cited as "[[Rathbone]]" in the ''Prologue'' of a performance of ''[[The Rivals]]'', he is reported to have helped construct the first performance space for the [[Grahamstown Amateur Company]] in 1837, performing under the motto [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]]. He presumably also participated in the performances. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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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. 388. | ||
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| + | [[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce. | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 26 May 2017
Mr Rathbone (19**-19**) was an amateur theatre enthusiast and possible actor in Grahamstown.
Biography
Nothing is known of him at present, beyond the name mentioned by P.W. Laidler and F.C.L. Bosman.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Cited as "Rathbone" in the Prologue of a performance of The Rivals, he is reported to have helped construct the first performance space for the Grahamstown Amateur Company in 1837, performing under the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense. He presumably also participated in the performances.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 388.
P.W. Laidler. 1926. The Annals of the Cape Stage. Edinburgh: William Bryce.
