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Nothing is known of him at present, beyond the name mentioned by [[P.W. Laidler]] and [[F.C.L. Bosman]].  
 
Nothing is known of him at present, beyond the name mentioned by [[P.W. Laidler]] and [[F.C.L. Bosman]].  
  
However, a 22 year old carpenter named[[James Rathbone]] is mentioned by https://www.geni.com/projects/1820-Settlers-Willson-s-Party/9965as arriving in Cape Town in 1820 with his wife Susanna (Burling) as part of "Willson's Party"[https://www.geni.com/projects/1820-Settlers-Willson-s-Party/9965] and according to ''RootsWeb.com'' as arriving  in Grahamstown in 1823[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2006-03/1141831421]. Apparently he married an Elizabeth Willans at some time and returned to live in the United Kingdom about 5 years later.[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2003-09/1062572271].
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However, a 22 year old carpenter named[[James Rathbone]] is mentioned by the Geni website[https://www.geni.com/projects/1820-Settlers-Willson-s-Party/9965] as arriving in Cape Town in 1820 with his wife Susanna (Burling) as part of "Willson's Party" and according to ''RootsWeb.com'' as arriving  in Grahamstown in 1823[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2006-03/1141831421]. Apparently he married an Elizabeth Willans at some time and returned to live in the United Kingdom about 5 years later.[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2003-09/1062572271].
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Revision as of 06:29, 26 May 2017

Mr Rathbone (19**-19**) was an amateur theatre enthusiast and possible actor in Grahamstown.

Biography

Nothing is known of him at present, beyond the name mentioned by P.W. Laidler and F.C.L. Bosman.

However, a 22 year old carpenter namedJames Rathbone is mentioned by the Geni website[1] as arriving in Cape Town in 1820 with his wife Susanna (Burling) as part of "Willson's Party" and according to RootsWeb.com as arriving in Grahamstown in 1823[2]. Apparently he married an Elizabeth Willans at some time and returned to live in the United Kingdom about 5 years later.[3].

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

Cited as "Rathbone" in the Prologue of a performance of The Rivals, he is reported to have helped construct the first performance space for the Grahamstown Amateur Company in 1837, performing under the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense. He presumably also participated in the performances.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 388.

P.W. Laidler. 1926. The Annals of the Cape Stage. Edinburgh: William Bryce.

Geni website, https://www.geni.com/projects/1820-Settlers-Willson-s-Party/9965

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