H. Connorton
H. Connorton (fl. 1858-1860) was military officer and a composer, singer and performer.
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He was active in Cape Town as a leading member of Charles Fraser's company in the years 1858-1860. He apparently did comic interludes and songs (one of which he also wrote and sang on 15 June, 1859, as an accompaniment to performances of Luke the Labourer (Buckstone), scenes from Macbeth and Samuel in Search of Himself (Coyne).
He also acted in some of the plays put on by Fraser, apparently one of the leading actors in the company's tour de force, The Misanthrope (Moliere).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 124, 125, 129, 179.
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