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| − | #REDIRECT[[Cora Brown-Potter]] | + | #REDIRECT[[Cora Brown-Potter]] |
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| − | (néé [[Cora Urquhart]] - 1859-1936) was a professional actress.
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| − | Also found billed as '''[[Mrs James Brown-Potter]]'''.
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| − | Born in London, she made her name as amateur in America and trained by David Belasco. First performed in London in 1986, then undertook a tour to Australia and the Far East.
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| − | Brought to South Africa by [[Luscombe Searelle]] in 1892, on her way back from the East, with her partner [[Kyrle Bellew]]. She was a glamorous red-head, especially celebrated for her costumes, and the [[Potter-Bellew Company]] played scenes from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Camille]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]''. They returned to England toward the end of February 1892, after the [[Exhibition Theatre]] burnt down, with all their costumes.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Fletcher, 1994;
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| − | Hartnoll, 1967
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities B]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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