Mrs Smith

There are three ladies referred to as "Mrs Smith" by F.C.L. Bosman (1928 and 1980):

Mrs Smith (fl. 1820s), amateur actress

A member of the Garrison Amateur Company. On Monday 28 October 1822 a benefit performance of The Rivals and The Prisoner at Large was held for her and two other ladies (Mrs Delamore and Mrs Green).

Mrs Smith (fl. 1860s), actress

Referred to as the wife of the scenic artist C.J.M. Smith, she was probably an amateur actress and a member of Ray and Cooper's initial company, but was later disappeared from the scene, having been replaced by other actresses, since she was apparently rather mediocre and not popular with the Cape Town public.

Mrs Smith (fl. 1860-1870s), singer and actress

Married to David Miranda, she came to South Africa as a member of the original Harper-Leffler Opera Company (later the Miranda-Harper Company, and was billed as being "from the Royal Opera House".

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.182, 370-377.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 188, 201, 246-9

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