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-[[Charles Duval]] (1854 - 1889) was an Irish entertainer and actor who visited South Africa in the 1870s.
+[[Charles Duval]] see: [[Charles Du-Val]]
-== Biography ==
-He was in South Africa when the 1st Boer War broke out and so he decided to join a British volunteer unit in the Transvaal. He became the editor of [[The News of the Camp]] during the siege of Pretoria.
-Unfortunately he was drowned in the Red Sea.
-==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[Charles Duval]] enjoyed great popularity on account of his lectures, impersonations and musical performances.
-He wrote [[With a Show Through South Africa]] which was republished several times.
-== Sources ==
-[[Southern African Dictionary of National Biography]] by [[Eric Rosenthal]]. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London, England, 1966.
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]