Emma Chambers
Emma Chambers (1848-1933) was a British theatre manager and performer.
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Biography
She was well known in England, with performances at the the Adelphi Theatre (1873) and the Opera Comique (where she played the role of "Joan" in Joan of Arc in 1891).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Leader of and a performer for the Chambers Theatre Company which visited the country, playing in Cape Town in 1890 with plays such as The Bells of Haslemere and In the Ranks.
Sources
J. P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press: p. 51.[1]
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/actr.htm
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. 390-391, .
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