Monsieur Delemery

DELEMERY, Monsieur. Possibly a professional actor who, on his way to Mauritius or the East, stopped at the Cape to perform on two occasions. The first mention is 29 October 1803, then again in 1804, when he did a number of shows. Apparently versatile he would play two or three roles a night. On 12 August 1804 he did the clown in Arlequin Protege par Belphegor at the African Theatre. (See Bosman, 1928; Fletcher, 1994)

DELÉMERY, ? (?) Professional French actor who appeared briefly in the Cape in 1803 while en route to Mauritius, and in 1805-06 for a whole season. He appears to have been greatly admired, and productions in which he featured could command far higher admission-prices than normal. He also appears to have been an actor of the highest versatility, judging from the variety of parts he played (including five different roles in one night!) (Bosman, 1928;) [JH]

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