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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | She was part of a new contingent performers that joined the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in mid-August of 1876. She was considered the "playgoer's favourite" of the time, and described as being a fine and lively and a talented singer. Among her many roles, she appeared as the leading characters in such [[burlesque]]s as ''[[Little Don Giovanni]]'' and ''[[A Young Rip van Winkle]]'', a "bewitching" "Rosalie" in ''[[Nemesis]]'' and the "London Waif" in ''[[Under the Gaslight]]''. | + | She was part of a new contingent performers that joined the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in mid-August of 1876. She was considered the "playgoer's favourite" of the time, and described as being a fine and lively and a talented singer. Among her many roles, she appeared as the leading characters in such [[burlesque]]s as ''[[Little Don Giovanni]]'' and ''[[A Young Rip van Winkle]]'', a "bewitching" "Rosalie" in ''[[Nemesis]]'' and the "London Waif" in ''[[Under the Gaslight]]''. She was often paired with [[Mr Elton]] in the lighter pieces. |
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Louise Balfe was a singer and performer
Also found as Miss Balfe
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She was part of a new contingent performers that joined the Disney Roebuck company in mid-August of 1876. She was considered the "playgoer's favourite" of the time, and described as being a fine and lively and a talented singer. Among her many roles, she appeared as the leading characters in such burlesques as Little Don Giovanni and A Young Rip van Winkle, a "bewitching" "Rosalie" in Nemesis and the "London Waif" in Under the Gaslight. She was often paired with Mr Elton in the lighter pieces.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.347-351, 358
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