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-(b. Glasgow, 09/03/1891 - d. Springburn, Glasgow, 25/04/1961). Actor.  Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''.  For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that.  When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother.  Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''.   When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.
+'''Abe Barker''' (b. Gorbals, Glasgow, 09/03/1891 - d. Springburn, Glasgow, 25/04/1961) was a Scottish actor.
-In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
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−	(b. Glasgow~~, Scotland~~, 09/03/1891 - d. //1961?). Actor. Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''. For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that. When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother. Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''. When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.	+	(b. Glasgow, 09/03/1891 - d. Springburn, Glasgow, 25/04/1961). Actor. Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''. For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that. When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother. Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''. When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.

	In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions. (FO)		In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions. (FO)

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 (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891 - d. **/**/1961?). Actor.  Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''.  For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that.  When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother.  Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''.   When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.
-In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Good_Eddie] at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
+In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
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 (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891 - d. **/**/1961?). Actor.  Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''.  For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that.  When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother.  Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''.   When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.
-In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
+In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Good_Eddie] at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
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 (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891 - d. **/**/1961?). Actor.  Abraham (Abe/Abie) Barker was a Scottish actor who, as a boy, acted in Arthur Hengel’s ''The Redskins''.  For some years he was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company and while Moffat only toured South Africa in 1921, Barker was with him long before that.  When the company first staged ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' (1914), which would be one of its greatest hits, Barker was a member of the cast of one of the touring companies and appeared on the stage with Margaret Niven, who was Dirk Bogarde’s mother.  Almost immediately afterwards the company left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, staging ''The Burglar and the Lady'' at the Palace Theatre in Sydney and thereafter visiting all the large cities with ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen''.   When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, her husband David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa.
-In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Palace]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
+In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions.   (FO)
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	In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Palace]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions. (FO)		In July 1918 he appeared in ''[[Very Good, Eddie]]'' at the [[Empire Palace]] in Johannesburg and it was during this time that [[H. Lisle Lucoque]] cast him as Alphonse in the silent film version of ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. While Clyde and Urquhart moved on to the United States, Barker stayed on and in December 1921 he arrived back in England, subsequently returning to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954), but for about a decade after the end of World War II he was still an active member of the Citizens’ Theatre Company in Glasgow, making appearances in a range of productions. (FO)
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−	(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891? - d. //****). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. In December 1921 he arrived back in England and subsequently he ~~was back on~~ stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)	+	(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891? - d. //****). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. In December 1921 he arrived back in England and subsequently he returned to the stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)

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−	(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891? - d. //****). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. ~~During the 1920s~~ he was back on stage in Scotland ~~and relatively~~ late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)	+	(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891? - d. //****). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. In December 1921 he arrived back in England and subsequently he was back on stage in Scotland. Relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)

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−	(b. //~~**~~ - d. //**). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. During the 1920s he was back on stage in Scotland and relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)	+	(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 09/03/1891? - d. //****). Actor. Abe Barker was a Scottish actor who for some years was a member of [[Graham Moffat]]’s theatrical company. Moffat first toured South Africa in 1921, but Barker was with him before that, when the company performed one of their greatest hits, ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'', at the Theatre Royal in Bristol in March 1914. Almost immediately afterwards they left for an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, presenting ''Bunty Pulls the Strings'' at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide (December 1914) and ''A Scrape o’ the Pen'' at both the Palace Theatre in Sydney (June 1915) and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne (October 1915). When the tour came to an end, three members of the company – Jean Clyde, David Urquhart and Barker – formed the Bunty Trio, travelling throughout Australia for another 18 months and then setting sail for South Africa. It was during this time that Barker took the part of Alphonse in [[H. Lisle Lucoque]]’s film version of [[Allan Quatermain]] (released in 1919) for [[African Film Productions]]. During the 1920s he was back on stage in Scotland and relatively late in life he started turning up in British films, notably as the engineer in Alexander Mackendrick’s ''The Maggie'' (1954). Incidentally, Moffat retired to South Africa and died in Cape Town in December 1951. (FO)

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