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[[Annie Baldwin]] was a British actress who performed in South Africa
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[[Annie Baldwin]] (fl. 1880-1890s) was a British actress who performed in South Africa
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
She worked at the Adelphi Theatre, London in the 1880s
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She is listed as a performer at the Adelphi Theatre, London in the early 1880s
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
She visited Cape Town in 1895 with the [[Annie Baldwin Company]] to perform plays such as ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (Thomas) and ''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'' (Wilde), and was seen once more in April and May of 1887 under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead in ''[[Peril]]'' (Sardou/"Saville Rowe").
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She visited Cape Town in April and May of 1887 under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead in ''[[Peril]]'' (Sardou/"Saville Rowe"). In 1895 she visited the country with the [[Annie Baldwin Company]] to perform plays such as ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (Thomas) and ''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'' (Wilde).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 05:07, 28 August 2021

Annie Baldwin (fl. 1880-1890s) was a British actress who performed in South Africa

Biography

She is listed as a performer at the Adelphi Theatre, London in the early 1880s

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

She visited Cape Town in April and May of 1887 under the management of the Wheeler Brothers, inter alia playing the lead in Peril (Sardou/"Saville Rowe"). In 1895 she visited the country with the Annie Baldwin Company to perform plays such as Charley's Aunt (Thomas) and A Woman of No Importance (Wilde).

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1980. "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: p. 402.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.384, 402

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