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| − | (17**-18**) Actor (possibly semi-professional) and singer. | + | (17**-18**) Actor (possibly semi-professional) and singer. He was a member of and acted in productions for three Cape Town amateur companies, namely [[English Theatricals]], [[All the World's a Stage]] and the [[Private Amateur Company]]. He was apparently , along with [[H. Booth]], considered a key member of [[All the World's a Stage]]. |
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| + | Had roles in many productions, and sang comic songs. Among the productions mentioned by the sources are | ||
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| + | He was highly regarded as a humerous actor, and the status he had is reflected in the fact that he had 4 benefit performances dedicated to him over the years (1826, 1833 twice and 1834). | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 14 December 2012
(17**-18**) Actor (possibly semi-professional) and singer. He was a member of and acted in productions for three Cape Town amateur companies, namely English Theatricals, All the World's a Stage and the Private Amateur Company. He was apparently , along with H. Booth, considered a key member of All the World's a Stage.
Had roles in many productions, and sang comic songs. Among the productions mentioned by the sources are
He was highly regarded as a humerous actor, and the status he had is reflected in the fact that he had 4 benefit performances dedicated to him over the years (1826, 1833 twice and 1834).
