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− | [[Signor Boscarra]] was a dancer and performer active in Cape Town in the 1860s | + | [[Signor Boscarra]] was a dancer and performer active in Cape Town in the 1850s-1860s |
− | He appears to have been a member of [[Sefton Parry]]'s company at the [[Cape Town Theatre]] and is specifically named as performing a comic dance on 18 June, 1860, as part of a "Grand extra night for the benefit of Mr [[James Lawson]]". | + | == Biography == |
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+ | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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+ | He appears to have been a member of [[Sefton Parry]]'s company at the [[Cape Town Theatre]] at this time and is specifically named as performing a comic dance on 18 June, 1860, as part of a "Grand extra night for the benefit of Mr [[James Lawson]]". The rest of the programme included ''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' (Buckstone), ''[[Fortune's Frolic or, The Ploughman Turned Lord]]'' (Alingham), and a "Highland Fling" by [[Miss Powell]]. | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
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+ | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.80 | ||
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+ | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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+ | == Return to == | ||
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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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+ | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[Main Page]] |
Latest revision as of 15:44, 28 September 2021
Signor Boscarra was a dancer and performer active in Cape Town in the 1850s-1860s
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He appears to have been a member of Sefton Parry's company at the Cape Town Theatre at this time and is specifically named as performing a comic dance on 18 June, 1860, as part of a "Grand extra night for the benefit of Mr James Lawson". The rest of the programme included Luke the Labourer (Buckstone), Fortune's Frolic or, The Ploughman Turned Lord (Alingham), and a "Highland Fling" by Miss Powell.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.80
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
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Return to ESAT Personalities B
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
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