Mr Forrest

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Mr Forrest was probably a British naval officer.

Biography

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

His name occurs in connection with the opening performances given by crew members and local amateurs in the Simon's Town Theatre in 1856. He played "Macbeth" in Talfourd's Travestie of Macbeth and The Wandering Minstrel (Mayhew).


Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.163-4

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