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[[Mrs Cooke]] (17?-18?) was a [[professional]] actress who, with three other visiting [[professional]]s from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mr Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]([[English Amateur Company]]) during the 1818 season at Cape Town. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' (Coffey) on 24th January 1818 and ended on  21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]''.
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[[Mrs Cooke]] (17?-18?) was a [[professional]] actress who, with three other visiting [[professional]]s from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - [[Mr Cooke]], [[Miss Williams]] and [[Mrs Brough]] - performed in semi-professional plays with the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]([[English Amateur Company]]) during a successful the 1818 season in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town. They began with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' (Coffey) on 24th January 1818 and ended on  21 November 1818 with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio]]'', ''[[Crochet Lodge]]'', and a divertissiment called ''[[Sandy and Jenny]]''.
  
[[Mrs Cooke]]  performances received high praise from the local critics.
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[[Mrs Cooke]]'s performances received high praise from the local critics, and included a lead in ''[[The Honey Moon]]'', "Nell" in ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'', "Amelia" in [[Lovers' Vows]], Magrietta in ''[[No Song , No Supper]]'',
  
She is specifically mentioning for her roles in ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) and ''[[The Devil to Pay]]'' (Coffey,  as "Nell") on 24th January 1818, [[Lovers' Vows]]  
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On the 26th September the company held a benefit performance for [[Mrs Cooke]] , doing ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'', followed by ''[[The Bird Duet]]'' and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]''.
  
Their visit  On the 26th September the company held a benefit performance for [[Mrs Cooke]] , doing ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'', followed by ''[[The Bird Duet]]'' and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]''. The company from Liverpool left the Cape for a tour in the East after this.  
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The company from Liverpool left the Cape for a tour in the East after this.  
  
'''See also  the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]]'''  
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'''See also  the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] for the full programme of the 1818 season'''  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:08, 27 May 2016

Mrs Cooke (17?-18?) was a professional actress who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - Mr Cooke, Miss Williams and Mrs Brough - performed in semi-professional plays with the Gentlemen Amateurs(English Amateur Company) during a successful the 1818 season in the African Theatre, Cape Town. They began with The Honey Moon (Tobin) and The Devil to Pay (Coffey) on 24th January 1818 and ended on 21 November 1818 with Catherine and Petrucchio, Crochet Lodge, and a divertissiment called Sandy and Jenny.

Mrs Cooke's performances received high praise from the local critics, and included a lead in The Honey Moon, "Nell" in The Devil to Pay, "Amelia" in Lovers' Vows, Magrietta in No Song , No Supper,

On the 26th September the company held a benefit performance for Mrs Cooke , doing The Wandering Boys, followed by The Bird Duet and The Miller and His Men.

The company from Liverpool left the Cape for a tour in the East after this.

See also the Gentlemen Amateurs for the full programme of the 1818 season

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Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 151-157; 170-177.


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