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A member of the short-lived [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] in Cape Town in 1854. He played the upholsterer "Furnish" in ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) on 21 August 1854.
 
A member of the short-lived [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] in Cape Town in 1854. He played the upholsterer "Furnish" in ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb) on 21 August 1854.
  
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===Director of music and theatre===
  
 
He directed a performance of ''[[The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose]]'' in May of 1866.
 
He directed a performance of ''[[The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose]]'' in May of 1866.

Revision as of 07:12, 28 December 2019

Mr Ashley (18**-18**) was a musician and amateur performer active in Cape Town in the 1850s.


Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Theatre

A member of the short-lived City Amateur Theatrical Society in Cape Town in 1854. He played the upholsterer "Furnish" in The First Floor (Cobb) on 21 August 1854.

Director of music and theatre

He directed a performance of The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose in May of 1866.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.426-7

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