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| − | [[Baby Benson]] was a child | + | [[Baby Benson]] (fl. 1870s) was a celebrated child performer. |
| − | + | == Biography == | |
| + | A product of the 19th interest in child actors, she was a "child phenomenon" from the USA, who made a name for herself, ''inter alia'' performing to some acclaim at the Adelphi Theatre in London in about 1877. | ||
| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Having apparently gone on an international tour, she appeared in a production of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' in The [[Athenaeum Theatre]], Cape Town for a short season (22 April to 4 May 1878. Billed as the '''[[Baby Benson Pantomime]]''', it was directed by [[Monsieur Frigerio]], using a libretto in part written by [[St John Knight]]. The production was done in association with the local [[Dramatic Recital Society]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Dennis Denisoff (ed). 2016. ''The Nineteenth-Century Child and Consumer Culture'', Routledge[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=IxCoDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT110&lpg=PT110&dq=Baby+Benson+Pantomime&source=bl&ots=i8dGGp-js2&sig=t1Hk561oIE2RhfJ56pjzAktk6zs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMt9z_3JXaAhUlD8AKHVtPCHQQ6AEITTAL#v=onepage&q=Baby%20Benson%20Pantomime&f=false] | Dennis Denisoff (ed). 2016. ''The Nineteenth-Century Child and Consumer Culture'', Routledge[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=IxCoDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT110&lpg=PT110&dq=Baby+Benson+Pantomime&source=bl&ots=i8dGGp-js2&sig=t1Hk561oIE2RhfJ56pjzAktk6zs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMt9z_3JXaAhUlD8AKHVtPCHQQ6AEITTAL#v=onepage&q=Baby%20Benson%20Pantomime&f=false] | ||
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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. 367 | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities B]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 20 August 2019
Baby Benson (fl. 1870s) was a celebrated child performer.
Contents
Biography
A product of the 19th interest in child actors, she was a "child phenomenon" from the USA, who made a name for herself, inter alia performing to some acclaim at the Adelphi Theatre in London in about 1877.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Having apparently gone on an international tour, she appeared in a production of Beauty and the Beast in The Athenaeum Theatre, Cape Town for a short season (22 April to 4 May 1878. Billed as the Baby Benson Pantomime, it was directed by Monsieur Frigerio, using a libretto in part written by St John Knight. The production was done in association with the local Dramatic Recital Society.
Sources
Dennis Denisoff (ed). 2016. The Nineteenth-Century Child and Consumer Culture, Routledge[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 367
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities B
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
