Mrs Black

Mrs Black (17**-18**) was an amateur actress in Cape Town, or possibly a semi-professional actress.

Her contribution to South African theatre

She appeared in a number of roles for the Garrison Amateur Company, among those specifically mentioned are:

1825: "Lady Cranberry" in Exchange no Robbery (Hook), and "Flora" in The Midnight Hour (Dumaniant/Inchbald);

1826: "Cecily Homespun" in The Heir at Law (Colman Jr)

1827: She performed in benefit performance held for her and Mrs Johnson on 5 September, with She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith) and Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes).

1829: She appears to be part of a new company, the English Amateur Theatrical Company.

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. pp. 188-189.

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