Boothroyd Fairclough
Boothroyd Fairclough was a renowned British tragedian
Brought out to Cape Town in 1876 by Disney Roebuck for a popular season of Shakespeare at the new Theatre Royal in Burg Street and the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town. Roles included "Hamlet"
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.340-351
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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