Mabel Hayes

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Mabel Hayes () was a British actress and manager


Married to R.J. Hall, she was also referred to as Mrs R.J. Hall

Mabel Hayes

Biography

One of her better known roles was "Widow White" in Mr and Mrs White at the Adelphi Theatre, London, from 18 December 1876 till 2 February, 1877)

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

The Mabel Hayes Company

In 1882 Hayes and her company leased the Theatre Royal in Burg Street, Cape Town, for a season, before moving on to Port Elizabeth.



Bob Holder and Mabel Hayes performed in Johannesburg and Pretoria during 1888, drawing some attention with an Alladdin in which they satirized issues such as "Oom Paul" Kruger's chances in the election, speculation, gold shares, and the like.

Sources

Royal Adelphi Theatre (formerly the Sans Pareil Theatre) 1806-1900. Calendar for 1876-1877[1]

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.33

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 1932. (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. 354, 375-7, 384.

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