Sir William Wiseman
Sir William Wiseman was a naval commander.
He was apparently a theatre lover and while in charge of the H.M.S. Penelope during its sojourn in Simon's Town, he and the crew members instigated the construction (or at least fitting up) of the short-lived Simon's Town Theatre in 1856 and were also responsible for the first performances given there, including Talfourd's Travestie of Macbeth and The Wandering Minstrel (Mayhew).
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Awards, etc
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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