Lizzie Powell
Lizzie Powell (fl. mid 19th century) was a British professional ballet dancer and performer.
Also referred to as Miss Powell.
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Biography
Apparently a member of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, she was brought to Cape Town by Sefton Parry in 1858.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She generally performed dances as interludes between plays put on by Parry and the companies he worked with Performances include:
1858:
1860: For Sefton Parry and the Royal Alfred Dramatic Club in The Irish Tutor (Butler) and The Maid and The Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon (Byron) on 22 August and 15 September.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II: 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
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