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[[Mr Bowmer]] (fl 1860s) was a singer and performer.
 
[[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. 
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== Biography ==
  
[[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]]''
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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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 and his wife were apparently also the creators of a "Dialogue Entertainment", in Two Parts, entitled ''[[Retaliation, or Tit for Tat]]''
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For more on his appearances and the company, see '''[[The Bowmers]]'''
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== Sources ==
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[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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Revision as of 05:54, 25 October 2021

Mr Bowmer (fl 1860s) was a singer and performer.

Biography

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

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 and his wife were apparently also the creators of a "Dialogue Entertainment", in Two Parts, entitled Retaliation, or Tit for Tat

For more on his appearances and the company, see The Bowmers

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

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

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