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| + | A scene from ''[[Henry VIII]]'' (Shakespeare) and parts of acts 3 and 5 of ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Shakespeare) performed by the company in the [[St Aloysius Hall]], Cape Town, on the 9th July. Once more the leading actors were Webster, Brazier, Devere, Leffler, with [[Mr Yorke]] and Mr Davenport as guest performers. | ||
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1953: The City of Port Elizabeth presented the play in the '''[[Feather Market Hall]]''' from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2. Approximately 240 actors and musicians took part in the production.'''Main Cast:''' Prologue: [[ Michael Wilson]]. King Henry VII: [[Ronald W Davis]]. Duke of Buckinham: [[Brocas Harris]]. Lord Abergavenmy: [[Louis Yudelman]]. Sergeant-at-arms: [[G Robertson]]. Sir Thomas Lovell: [[Tom Scotcher]]. Cardinal Wolsey: [[Johann Nell]]. Cromwell: [[Maurice Weightman]]. Duke of Suffolk: [[Gavin Blackburn]]. Lord Sands: [[Eric White]]. Sir Henry Guildford: [[C Watling]]. Lord Chamberlain: [[Jack Fisher]]. Queen Katharine of Arragon: [[Peggy English]]. Patience: [[Jill Henley]]. Duchess of Norfolk: [[Dorothy Davies]]. Griffith: [[John Dunn]]. Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham: [[Douglas Catt]]. First Old Lady: [[Phyllis Taylor]]. Anne Bullen: [[Christine Hamilton-Cox]]. Second Old Lady: [[Dorothy McClelland]]. Earl of Surrey: [[Anthony Booth-Jones]]. First Gentleman: [[Frank Townsend]]. Second Gentleman: [[Harold Davidson]]. Third Gentleman: [[Noel Annear]]. Cardinal Campeius: [[John Rebham]]. Gardiner, (later Archbishop of Canterbury): [[Leceister Walton]]. Garter King-At-Arms: [[Ray Spring]]. First Secretary: [[John de Lange]]. Spanish Ambassador Capucius: [[Christos Christodoulou]]. Sir Anthony Denny: [[Wynton Ferreira]]. Lord Chancellor: [[C Fuller Petersen]]. Dr Butts: [[Eric White]]. Porter: [[P D Armstrong]]. Archbishop Cranmer: [[John Hamber]]. Lady-in-Waiting: [[Joyce Scotcher]]. | 1953: The City of Port Elizabeth presented the play in the '''[[Feather Market Hall]]''' from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2. Approximately 240 actors and musicians took part in the production.'''Main Cast:''' Prologue: [[ Michael Wilson]]. King Henry VII: [[Ronald W Davis]]. Duke of Buckinham: [[Brocas Harris]]. Lord Abergavenmy: [[Louis Yudelman]]. Sergeant-at-arms: [[G Robertson]]. Sir Thomas Lovell: [[Tom Scotcher]]. Cardinal Wolsey: [[Johann Nell]]. Cromwell: [[Maurice Weightman]]. Duke of Suffolk: [[Gavin Blackburn]]. Lord Sands: [[Eric White]]. Sir Henry Guildford: [[C Watling]]. Lord Chamberlain: [[Jack Fisher]]. Queen Katharine of Arragon: [[Peggy English]]. Patience: [[Jill Henley]]. Duchess of Norfolk: [[Dorothy Davies]]. Griffith: [[John Dunn]]. Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham: [[Douglas Catt]]. First Old Lady: [[Phyllis Taylor]]. Anne Bullen: [[Christine Hamilton-Cox]]. Second Old Lady: [[Dorothy McClelland]]. Earl of Surrey: [[Anthony Booth-Jones]]. First Gentleman: [[Frank Townsend]]. Second Gentleman: [[Harold Davidson]]. Third Gentleman: [[Noel Annear]]. Cardinal Campeius: [[John Rebham]]. Gardiner, (later Archbishop of Canterbury): [[Leceister Walton]]. Garter King-At-Arms: [[Ray Spring]]. First Secretary: [[John de Lange]]. Spanish Ambassador Capucius: [[Christos Christodoulou]]. Sir Anthony Denny: [[Wynton Ferreira]]. Lord Chancellor: [[C Fuller Petersen]]. Dr Butts: [[Eric White]]. Porter: [[P D Armstrong]]. Archbishop Cranmer: [[John Hamber]]. Lady-in-Waiting: [[Joyce Scotcher]]. | ||
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King Henry VIII is a play by William Shakespeare
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A play about the life of Henry VIII, first published in the First Folio of 1623.
The noble and malevolent King Henry VIII is married to Queen Katherine of Aragon, a decent, honest and honourable woman. Henry, however, falls in love with the lovely Anne Boleyn and rebels against Rome's ban on divorce, determined to marry her. Cardinal Wolsey, the authoritative Lord Chancellor of England, tries to convince Rome to drop their opposition to the king's divorce from Katharine in order to marry his new love. Later, on his deathbed, Wolsey asks for forgiveness for his unholy activity. Henry, however, does as he pleases and divorces Katherine. He marries Anne Boleyn while Katherine is sent to Kimbolton Castle.
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Performance history in South Africa
1870: In another joint effort by the Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company, in association with the company of Benjamin Webster, . The performers included Benjamin Webster, T. Brazier, Mrs Brazier, Mr Devere and James Leffler, who all appeared in the main play. The evening was a bit of a fiasco however, since a Mr Illford, who was make his Cape Town debut by playing the lead, had not turned up and Leffler had to take on two roles.
A scene from Henry VIII (Shakespeare) and parts of acts 3 and 5 of Hamlet (Shakespeare) performed by the company in the St Aloysius Hall, Cape Town, on the 9th July. Once more the leading actors were Webster, Brazier, Devere, Leffler, with Mr Yorke and Mr Davenport as guest performers.
1953: The City of Port Elizabeth presented the play in the Feather Market Hall from June, 1 - 6, 1953, in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2. Approximately 240 actors and musicians took part in the production.Main Cast: Prologue: Michael Wilson. King Henry VII: Ronald W Davis. Duke of Buckinham: Brocas Harris. Lord Abergavenmy: Louis Yudelman. Sergeant-at-arms: G Robertson. Sir Thomas Lovell: Tom Scotcher. Cardinal Wolsey: Johann Nell. Cromwell: Maurice Weightman. Duke of Suffolk: Gavin Blackburn. Lord Sands: Eric White. Sir Henry Guildford: C Watling. Lord Chamberlain: Jack Fisher. Queen Katharine of Arragon: Peggy English. Patience: Jill Henley. Duchess of Norfolk: Dorothy Davies. Griffith: John Dunn. Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham: Douglas Catt. First Old Lady: Phyllis Taylor. Anne Bullen: Christine Hamilton-Cox. Second Old Lady: Dorothy McClelland. Earl of Surrey: Anthony Booth-Jones. First Gentleman: Frank Townsend. Second Gentleman: Harold Davidson. Third Gentleman: Noel Annear. Cardinal Campeius: John Rebham. Gardiner, (later Archbishop of Canterbury): Leceister Walton. Garter King-At-Arms: Ray Spring. First Secretary: John de Lange. Spanish Ambassador Capucius: Christos Christodoulou. Sir Anthony Denny: Wynton Ferreira. Lord Chancellor: C Fuller Petersen. Dr Butts: Eric White. Porter: P D Armstrong. Archbishop Cranmer: John Hamber. Lady-in-Waiting: Joyce Scotcher.
Participating Organisations: In a show of mass patriotism the following organisations participated in the production: Company of Four, Madrigal Singers, Port Elizabeth Ballet Club, Port Elizabeth Caledonian Men's Pipe Band, Port Elizabeth Catholic Amateur Dramatic Society, Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Port Elizabeth Ladies Choir, Port Elizabeth Ladies' Pipe Band, Port Elizabeth Male Voice Choir, Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society, Port Elizabeth Orchestral Society, Oratorio Festival Choir, Salvation Army, St Mary's Church Choir, and the Tasker Art Group.
Backstage: Production: Will Jamieson. Musical Director: Robert Selley. Pageant Mistress: Doreen Egan. Decor: Herbert McWilliams executed under the direction of H McWilliams, Chris Murray, A Gardham. Costumes were designed by Maurice Weightman and sewn under the direction of Marie Oosthuizen and Barbara Hopkins. Headdresses by: Elise Barker. Lighting: H Alyn Lane. Stage Direction: Robert Parker, assisted by C Darling, A Nives, J Adey. Dances arranged by the P E Ballet Club. Photography by Middlebrooke Studio. Producer's Secretary: Molly Fuller Petersen. Prompt: Phyllis Davidson. Programme Cover Illustration: Maurice Weightman with special lettering by R H Harmer.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_(play)
King Henry VIII theatre programme - 1953.
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