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| − | [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] ( | + | [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] (fl. 1860s and 1870s) was a singer and actress. |
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| + | Also found as '''[[Mrs Leffler]]''' | ||
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| + | She was billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[Henry Harper]], and miss [[Annette Hirst]] in the [[Harper-Leffler Company]], to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between 5 August - 9 September 1868. | ||
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| + | According to Du Toit (1988), a [[Harper-Leffler Company]] also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | See Bosman, 1980: 248 – 249, | ||
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| + | Du Toit, 1988) | ||
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Revision as of 06:14, 17 September 2020
Mrs J.H. Leffler (fl. 1860s and 1870s) was a singer and actress.
Also found as Mrs Leffler
She was billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, Henry Harper, and miss Annette Hirst in the Harper-Leffler Company, to perform six concerts of opera selections in the Commercial Exchange and the Mutual Hall, Cape Town between 5 August - 9 September 1868.
According to Du Toit (1988), a Harper-Leffler Company also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s.
Sources
See Bosman, 1980: 248 – 249,
Du Toit, 1988)
[TH, JH]
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