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| − | [[Wilson Barrett]] was | + | [[Wilson Barrett]] (1846-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett] was a playwright and actor-manager. |
| − | He and his company visited South Africa in 1902, doing a brief season in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in August. The season included performances ''[[The Manxman]]'' (Caine), ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and his own play, ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''. | + | |
| + | He and his company visited South Africa in 1902, doing a brief season in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in August. The season included performances of ''[[The Manxman]]'', (Barrett's adaptation of Hal Caine's novel), ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and his own play, ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''. | ||
The company also included [[Lilla McCarthy]] and [[Ambrose Manning]]. | The company also included [[Lilla McCarthy]] and [[Ambrose Manning]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 27 July 2021
Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)[1] was a playwright and actor-manager.
He and his company visited South Africa in 1902, doing a brief season in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers in August. The season included performances of The Manxman, (Barrett's adaptation of Hal Caine's novel), The Silver King (Jones and Herman) and his own play, The Sign of the Cross.
The company also included Lilla McCarthy and Ambrose Manning.
