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[[Albert Kavanagh]] was a singer and performer.
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Also referred to as '''[[Albert Cavanagh]]''' in some sources.
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== Biography ==
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Born Mark Albert Kavanagh in London,  1866, he became an "operatic vocalist" and seems to have been billed as either [[Albert Cavanagh]] or '''[[Albert Kavanagh]]'''. He was later a prominent member of the [[D'Oyly Carte Company]], performing on the stages of England, America, South Africa and Australia.
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He married the vocalist May Billing[]  in 1898 and died in London on 26 January 1922.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), [[Albert Cavanagh]] arrived in South Africa as a prominent member of the first [[D'Oyly Carte Company]] to visit the country in 1897.
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== Sources ==
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http://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-cache-of-cartesians-or-pottering-in.html
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https://www.theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/profiles/itemlist/tag/Albert%20Kavanagh
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[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 405
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Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities  K]]
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Revision as of 06:07, 29 December 2021

Albert Kavanagh was a singer and performer.

Also referred to as Albert Cavanagh in some sources.

Biography

Born Mark Albert Kavanagh in London, 1866, he became an "operatic vocalist" and seems to have been billed as either Albert Cavanagh or Albert Kavanagh. He was later a prominent member of the D'Oyly Carte Company, performing on the stages of England, America, South Africa and Australia.

He married the vocalist May Billing[] in 1898 and died in London on 26 January 1922.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

According to D.C. Boonzaier (1923), Albert Cavanagh arrived in South Africa as a prominent member of the first D'Oyly Carte Company to visit the country in 1897.

Sources

http://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-cache-of-cartesians-or-pottering-in.html

https://www.theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/profiles/itemlist/tag/Albert%20Kavanagh

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. 405

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities K

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page