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− | (17**-18**) Butcher and amateur actor. Also referred to as '''C. Spolander'''. Had a shop in Buitengracht street. A member of the Dutch society [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] in Cape Town between 1843 and 1857, he apparently also performed a female role for [[James Lycett]] and [[Lycett's Company]] in ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third]]'' (1849). | + | (17**-18**) Butcher and amateur actor. Also referred to as '''C. Spolander'''. Had a shop in Buitengracht street. A member of the Dutch society [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] in Cape Town between 1843 and 1857, he apparently also performed a female role for [[James Lycett]] and [[Lycett's Company]] in ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third]]'' (1849). Apparently his soft voice was ideal fior the role. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
− | Bosman, 1928: pp 424, 452, 492 | + | ''Shakespeare in South Africa'', page 2: The nineteenth century [http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/sa2.html] |
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+ | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp 424, 452, 492 | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 24 July 2014
(17**-18**) Butcher and amateur actor. Also referred to as C. Spolander. Had a shop in Buitengracht street. A member of the Dutch society Tot Nut en Vermaak in Cape Town between 1843 and 1857, he apparently also performed a female role for James Lycett and Lycett's Company in Richard the Third (1849). Apparently his soft voice was ideal fior the role.
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Shakespeare in South Africa, page 2: The nineteenth century [1]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp 424, 452, 492
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