Major Jerome

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Major Jerome (fl. 1870s) was an officer in the Cape Town regiment and an amateur performer.

Biography

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

A member of the dramatic club of the 86th Royal Downshire Regiment, he is specifically named as one of the participants in a charity event for the poor, a "Literary and Musical Entertainment", appearing in a production of The Illustrious Stranger (Millinghan and Kenney) in the St Aloysius Hall, Cape Town, on 22 November, 1871, along with the brass band of the regiment.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.266

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