Mr Norton
Two performers by this name seem to have performed in South Africa.
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Mr Norton (fl 1840s)
He was an actor and member of All the World's a Stage.
Performances in South Africa
Acted as one of the stewards for the Roeland Street Theatre, inter alia for a production of Charles XII and The Irish Tutor on 22 August, 1845.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 415 and 493.
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Mr Norton (fl 1860s)
Performances in South Africa
He was a singer and actor, and member of the "original" Christy Minstrels that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently an accomplished actor and one of two members who performed in blackface, "delineating a nigger characters".
The company's successful appearances had a huge impact on popular entertainment in Cape Town and the country during the 19th century.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 139-140.
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