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He was the co-founder and leader of a company generally referred to as [[The Bowmers]] was the name usually given to a company of singers and performers, led by [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]], and including [[Miss Whitfield]], that performed occasionally in Cape Town in the years 1863-1864. The name of a [[Mr Schilling]] is mentioned as pianist. | He was the co-founder and leader of a company generally referred to as [[The Bowmers]] was the name usually given to a company of singers and performers, led by [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]], and including [[Miss Whitfield]], that performed occasionally in Cape Town in the years 1863-1864. The name of a [[Mr Schilling]] is mentioned as pianist. | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 187) specifically mentions their first performance, in the Theatre Royal, during March of 1863, for which they offered selections from Il Trovatore, ("with Scenery, Chorus and Effects") and "Mr and Madame Bowmer's Dialogue Entertainment, in Two Parts, entitled ''[[Retaliation, or Tit for Tat]]'' | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 187) specifically mentions their first performance, in the Theatre Royal, during March of 1863, for which they offered selections from ''[[Il Trovatore]]'', ("with Scenery, Chorus and Effects") and "Mr and Madame Bowmer's Dialogue Entertainment, in Two Parts, entitled ''[[Retaliation, or Tit for Tat]]'' |
Revision as of 05:50, 25 October 2021
Mr Bowmer (fl 1860s) was a singer and performer.
He was the co-founder and leader of a company generally referred to as The Bowmers was the name usually given to a company of singers and performers, led by Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer, and including Miss Whitfield, that performed occasionally in Cape Town in the years 1863-1864. The name of a Mr Schilling is mentioned as pianist.
F.C.L. Bosman (1980: p. 187) specifically mentions their first performance, in the Theatre Royal, during March of 1863, for which they offered selections from Il Trovatore, ("with Scenery, Chorus and Effects") and "Mr and Madame Bowmer's Dialogue Entertainment, in Two Parts, entitled Retaliation, or Tit for Tat
