Vane Bennett

Vane Bennett was the the pseudonym used by the well-known British actor, playwright, stage and theatre manager and biographer Sutton Vane Snr (1847–1913) for his publications, most notably in the case of his biography of the actor-manager Disney Roebuck, entitled the Biographical and Memorial Sketch of Francis Algernon Disney Roebuck, Late Capt. 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Cape Town: Saul Solomon and Co.)

Biography and contribution to South African theatre and performance

See the entry on Sutton Vane

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.304.

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