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[[Boothroyd Fairclough]] () was a renowned tragedian "from Australia and London". | [[Boothroyd Fairclough]] () was a renowned tragedian "from Australia and London". | ||
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''), | + | Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others - the first of them, with the ''[[Signor Cagli]]'s opera company. Engaged by [[Disney Roebuck]] for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street and the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (''[[The Iron Chest]]''), |
| − | He left Cape Town for | + | He left Cape Town for a new engagement in Melbourne |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 05:46, 17 March 2020
Boothroyd Fairclough () was a renowned tragedian "from Australia and London".
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Came out to Cape Town from Adelaide at the end of March, 1876 to present a series of readings from Shakespeare, Tennyson and others - the first of them, with the Signor Cagli's opera company. Engaged by Disney Roebuck for a popular 3 week season of Shakespeare at the new Theatre Royal in Burg Street and the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, he received lofty praise from local critics. Roles included "Hamlet", "Richelieu", "Sir Edward Mortimer" (The Iron Chest),
He left Cape Town for a new engagement in Melbourne
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.340-351
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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