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[[Mr Williams]] (fl. 1860s to 1870s) was a local [[amateur]] performer in Cape Town.
 
[[Mr Williams]] (fl. 1860s to 1870s) was a local [[amateur]] performer in Cape Town.
  
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'''Also billed as "[[Master Williams]]"'''.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
A [[Mr Williams]] is first mentioned as a juvenile actor for the ''[[Juvenile Christy's Minstrels]] in 1864, and again as a member of the [[Phoenix Club]] in 1868.
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A [[Master Williams]] is first mentioned as a juvenile actor for the short-lived [[Juvenile Christy's Minstrels]] in 1864, and a [[Mr Williams]] is named as a member of the [[Phoenix Club]] in 1868. Probably the same person.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 272-3,   
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 268-9, 272-3,   
  
 
Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 07:02, 3 February 2019

Mr Williams (fl. 1860s to 1870s) was a local amateur performer in Cape Town.

Also billed as "Master Williams".

Biography

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

A Master Williams is first mentioned as a juvenile actor for the short-lived Juvenile Christy's Minstrels in 1864, and a Mr Williams is named as a member of the Phoenix Club in 1868. Probably the same person.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 268-9, 272-3,

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