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| − | (?*) | + | [[Annie Rowlands]](?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century. |
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| + | The daughter of W. Rowlands, a clothes merchant in Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858, later to perform with the Cape Town Dramatic Club. Groom () refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer. | ||
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| + | As an amateur she performed for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861. | ||
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| + | She later turned professional. | ||
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| + | Her many roles included leads: | ||
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| + | "Betsy" in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] in Harrington street, featuring miss [[Annie Rowlands]] as with ''[[Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist]]'' (Planché) | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities R]] | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. |
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| + | [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica | ||
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| + | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:58, 13 April 2018
Annie Rowlands(?*) was a young South African actress of the mid to late 19th Century.
The daughter of W. Rowlands, a clothes merchant in Shortmarket Street (and later a law agent), who trained his daughter and had her appear on stage at twelve years of age in 1858, later to perform with the Cape Town Dramatic Club. Groom () refers to her as "a local phenomenon" and an acclaimed performer.
As an amateur she performed for two seasons - 1858-1859 and 1860-1861.
She later turned professional.
Her many roles included leads:
"Betsy" in the Cape Town Theatre in Harrington street, featuring miss Annie Rowlands as with Not a Bad Judge , or Lavater, the Physiognomist (Planché)
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities R
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
