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| + | He teamed up with [[Maggie Soboil]] as a revue partnership. Frank wrote the material and they performed successfully in Australia and on British TV. He finally settled in London. | ||
| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | He starred in [[Louis Burke]]’s production of ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' which opened in Cape Town in 1965, and then in Johannesburg in 1966. | ||
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| + | He did the vocal arrangements for [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]]’s ''[[The Minstrel Scandals]]'' for [[ACT]], which opened at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town before playing at the [[Empire Theatre]] in 1966. [[Boris Cohen]] was the musical director, and other performers included [[Lynton Burns]], [[Olive King]], [[Michael Fisher]], [[Stephanie Shiller]], [[Beryl Ellis]], [[Jeanette James]], [[Ronnie Grainge]] and [[Charles Stodel]] with [[Joan Brickhill]] playing the lead girl. | ||
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| + | He starred in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of Shaw’s ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1967. | ||
| − | + | He starred in [[Toerien-Rubin Company]]’s revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', together with [[Maggie Soboil]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. | |
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== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 4 September 2017
Frank Lazarus. (19*-) Actor.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
He teamed up with Maggie Soboil as a revue partnership. Frank wrote the material and they performed successfully in Australia and on British TV. He finally settled in London.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He starred in Louis Burke’s production of The Beggar's Opera which opened in Cape Town in 1965, and then in Johannesburg in 1966.
He did the vocal arrangements for Joan Brickhill and Louis Burke’s The Minstrel Scandals for ACT, which opened at the Alhambra Theatre in Cape Town before playing at the Empire Theatre in 1966. Boris Cohen was the musical director, and other performers included Lynton Burns, Olive King, Michael Fisher, Stephanie Shiller, Beryl Ellis, Jeanette James, Ronnie Grainge and Charles Stodel with Joan Brickhill playing the lead girl.
He starred in Leonard Schach’s production of Shaw’s Heartbreak House for PACT at the Alexander in 1967.
He starred in Toerien-Rubin Company’s revue Maggie and Frank, together with Maggie Soboil, at the Brooke Theatre in 1967.
Awards, etc
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
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