Madame Pearmain
Madame Pearmain (fl.1880s) was a South African theatrical manager.
According to Boonzaier (1923) she "was always styled" "Madam" or "Madam Pearmain" in Cape Town.
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Her company was usually referred to as Madame Pearmain's Company.
In 1886 Madame Pearmain brought a new company from England, one that included British and local performers such as Emily Levettez, Adolphus Ellis and W.H. Thorne.
On her arrival she opened a short season at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 22 November, putting on plays such as of The Jilt (Boucicault), The Money Spinner (Pinero), Jim the Penman (Young), Diplomacy (Sardou), The Magistrate (Pinero), Turned Up (), Blackberries (Melford), The Ironmaster () , School () , The Queen's Shilling (), Dandy Dick () and Nita's First ().
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 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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