J.H. le Roy

J.H. le Roy (18**-18**) was a professional English actor, play adaptor and manager.

Also known as Leroy

Biography

According to He worked in Australia in 1863, doing David Copperfield at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne (6 February 1863).

He did an adaptation of Mark Twain's The Gilded Age (produced at one point in Portland Oregon).

He is on record again in as an actor manager in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in 1870, when he put on 32 performances of 24 plays plays between 16 July to 16 September, many of to be part of his South African repertoire (including Jack Shepherd and The French Spy; Or, The Wild Arab of the Desert). His name appears for the final time with a production of Winning a Husband (Buckstone), in the Theatre Royal, Newcastle 22 July 1871.

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

He apparently worked in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town between 1861 and 1871 as one half of the Leroy and Duret or Le Roy and Duret Company, with his wife, Madame Duret, also a professional actress from London. They were particularly active in the work presented by the British garrison in Cape Town.

He apparently worked in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town between 1861 and 1871 with his wife, Marie Duret, as one half of the Leroy and Duret or Le Roy and Duret Company. They had most likely arrived on the way back from Australia, and leased the ** theatre and were particularly active in the work presented by the British garrison in Cape Town, doing 4 seasons.

For performances by the company and Leroy, see Le Roy and Duret Company

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