Lena Benson
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Lena Benson (fl 1890s/1900s) was a British actress.
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She was a member of the Searelle Comedy Company when it toured the major South African cities in 1896, inter alia playing "Mrs Gilfillian" in its production of Sweet Lavender (Pinero).
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: p. 404
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