Difference between revisions of "Walter J. Brooks"
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| − | Listed as a performer at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1881 | + | Listed as a performer at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1881-2, [https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/actr.htm#letb], ''inter alia'' playing Earl Rivers in ''[[The Double Rose]]'' (17 June, 1882) and Sir William Hastings in ''[[The Kingmaker]]'' (15 April 1882-7 Jun 1882).[http://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m81d.htm#SEASINDEX009] |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 27 October 2021
Walter J. Brooks (fl. 1880s) was an actor.
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Biography
Listed as a performer at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1881-2, [1], inter alia playing Earl Rivers in The Double Rose (17 June, 1882) and Sir William Hastings in The Kingmaker (15 April 1882-7 Jun 1882).[2]
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He visited South Africa in 1882, as a member of the Mabel Hayes company, inter alia appearing in the Theatre Royal Cape Town.
Sources
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/actr.htm#letb
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: p.375
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