Cairns James

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Cairns James () was an actor manager who visited South Africa in 1894.


He headed what

Boonzaier (1980) refers to as the first Gaiety Company to visit South Africa in 1894 and popularly known as the Cairns James Company.

Not to be confused with the South African actor and playwright from the late 20th century, James Cairns

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: pp. 374-439.)