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| − | [[Mrs Black]] (18**-18**) was a prominent | + | [[Mrs Black]] (18**-18**) was a mantuamaker of profession and a prominent semi-professional, actress in Cape Town in the 1820s-1830s. For just over eleven years she was apparently the most important actress in the Cape. Her neither her business nor her acting was sufficiently lucrative to maintain her apparently, thus she left the Cape to return home with her four children in 1834. |
== Her contribution to South African theatre == | == Her contribution to South African theatre == | ||
| − | She appeared in a number of roles for ''inter alia'' the [[English Theatricals]], the [[Garrison Players|Garrison Amateur Company]] and the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]]. Her name is specifically mentioned in connection with the following roles and/or plays, often as the beneficiary of a benefit performance: | + | She appeared in a number of roles for ''inter alia'' the [[English Theatricals]], the [[Garrison Players|Garrison Amateur Company]] and the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]] and Finally All The World's A Stage. Her name is specifically mentioned in connection with the following roles and/or plays, often as the beneficiary of a benefit performance: |
1823: Her first named roles were "Donna Violante" in ''[[The Wonder, or A Woman Keeps a Secret]]'' (Mrs Centlivre) and "Lady Racket" in ''[[Three Weeks after Marriage]]'' (Murphy). The evening is a benefit for [[Mrs Black]]. | 1823: Her first named roles were "Donna Violante" in ''[[The Wonder, or A Woman Keeps a Secret]]'' (Mrs Centlivre) and "Lady Racket" in ''[[Three Weeks after Marriage]]'' (Murphy). The evening is a benefit for [[Mrs Black]]. | ||
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1829: She appears to be part of a new company, the [[English Amateur Theatrical Company]]. | 1829: She appears to be part of a new company, the [[English Amateur Theatrical Company]]. | ||
| − | 1831: A benefit performance was held for her on 4 June by [[All The World's A Stage]], with ''[[Douglas]]'' (Home) and ''[[Where Shall We Dine, or No Dinner Yet]]'' (Rodwell). | + | 1831: A benefit performance was held for her on 4 June by [[All The World's A Stage]], with ''[[Douglas]]'' (Home) and ''[[Where Shall We Dine, or No Dinner Yet]]'' (Rodwell). |
| − | 1833: A benefit performance was held for her on 22 June by [[All The World's A Stage]], with ''[[ | + | 1833: A benefit performance was held for her on 22 June by [[All The World's A Stage]], with ''[[Evadne, or The Statue]]'' (Shiel) and ''[[The Deaf Lover, or How To Cure The Gout]]'' (Pilon). |
| + | It is announced as her last appearance. | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 18 September 2016
Mrs Black (18**-18**) was a mantuamaker of profession and a prominent semi-professional, actress in Cape Town in the 1820s-1830s. For just over eleven years she was apparently the most important actress in the Cape. Her neither her business nor her acting was sufficiently lucrative to maintain her apparently, thus she left the Cape to return home with her four children in 1834.
Her contribution to South African theatre
She appeared in a number of roles for inter alia the English Theatricals, the Garrison Amateur Company and the English Theatrical Amateur Company and Finally All The World's A Stage. Her name is specifically mentioned in connection with the following roles and/or plays, often as the beneficiary of a benefit performance:
1823: Her first named roles were "Donna Violante" in The Wonder, or A Woman Keeps a Secret (Mrs Centlivre) and "Lady Racket" in Three Weeks after Marriage (Murphy). The evening is a benefit for Mrs Black.
1824: A benefit evening was held for her on 11 September, with Inkle and Yarico (Colman Jr) and The Spoiled Child (Bickerstaffe).
1825: She played "Lady Cranberry" in Exchange no Robbery (Hook), and "Flora" in The Midnight Hour (Dumaniant/Inchbald);
1826: She played "Cecily Homespun" in The Heir at Law (Colman Jr) and benefit performance was held for her on 29 July, consisting of Past 10 o'clock and a Rainy Night (Dibdin), Gallant Truths, or Sprigs of No-A-Bility and The Unspoiled Child (Bickerstaffe)
1827: She performed in benefit performances held for her and Mrs Johnson on 5 September 1827, doing She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith) and Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes).
1829: She appears to be part of a new company, the English Amateur Theatrical Company.
1831: A benefit performance was held for her on 4 June by All The World's A Stage, with Douglas (Home) and Where Shall We Dine, or No Dinner Yet (Rodwell).
1833: A benefit performance was held for her on 22 June by All The World's A Stage, with Evadne, or The Statue (Shiel) and The Deaf Lover, or How To Cure The Gout (Pilon). It is announced as her last appearance.
1834: A benefit performance was held for her and her four children on 19 November 1834, with The Midnight Hour (Inchbald) and The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried!! (Kenney and Milligan).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. pp. 188-189.
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