Frank Greene

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Frank Greene (fl. 1900) was an actor.

Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He and Maimie Brickwell were the leading members of a new Gaiety Company that appeared in the Opera House, Cape Town, towards the end of 1906 and 1907. Their 1906 season included performances of The Dairymaids (Thompson and Courtneidge) and The Blue Moon (Talbot and Rubens), while their return visit in 1907 had The Catch of the Season (Hicks and Hamilton) and The Beauty of Bath (Hicks and Hamilton).

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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

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