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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
-She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They opened their season with a production of ''[[Havana]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in May, the play then opening in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 June before taking it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg thereafter.  The repertoire rest of their repertoire consisted of ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
+She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909-1910 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They opened their season with a production of ''[[Havana]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in May, the play then opening in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 June before taking it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg thereafter.  The repertoire rest of their repertoire consisted of ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
 As a film actress, she took the part of "the Queen" opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban]]'' (1919), [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe'', the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].

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		+	[[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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.431
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
-She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They played at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in May, then opened in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 June with ''[[Havana]]'', taking it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg thereafter.  This was followed by ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
+She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They opened their season with a production of ''[[Havana]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in May, the play then opening in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 June before taking it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg thereafter.  The repertoire rest of their repertoire consisted of ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
 As a film actress, she took the part of "the Queen" opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban]]'' (1919), [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe'', the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].

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−		+	[[Doris Greville]] (fl. early 1900s) was a British actress.
−	~~'''~~Doris Greville~~'''~~ (b. ~~//** - d. //**~~) was an actress.

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
-She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They opened at the [[Opera House]] in Pretoria on 7 June with ''[[Havana]]'' and then took it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  This was followed by ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
+She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They played at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in May, then opened in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 June with ''[[Havana]]'', taking it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg thereafter.  This was followed by ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.
 As a film actress, she took the part of "the Queen" opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban]]'' (1919), [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe'', the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].

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 == Biography ==
-Doris Greville took the part of the Queen opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban]]'' (1919), [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe'', the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].   Not much is known about her, but apparently she was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman and spent many years in Bristol.  According to The Era she appeared on the stage in ''Sergeant Brue'' in 1905 and the following year the Dublin Daily Express called her “a young lady with a charming personality and an excellent voice, who fulfilled her duties admirably in every respect” when she took over a role at short notice in the light opera ''The Duchess of Dantzic'' for Sir George Dance’s company (that same year [[Julius Royston]] played the part of Napoleon in the South African production).  In 1907 she had the part of Agatha in André Messager’s popular ''Véronique'' at the King’s Theatre in Dundee and she appears to have been a member of The Magpies, a trio that appeared at various seaside resorts in 1908.  She is known to have been brought out to South Africa in 1909 by the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Company]] as a member of the very large [[New Gaiety Company]].  They opened at the [[Opera House]] in Pretoria on 7 June with ''[[Havana]]'' and then took it to [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  This was followed by ''[[The Waltz Dream]]'', ''[[The King of Cadonia]]'', ''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' and ''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]''.  (FO)
+Not much is known about her, but apparently she was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman and spent many years in Bristol.  According to ''The Era'' she appeared on the stage in ''[[Sergeant Brue]]'' in 1905 and the following year the ''Dublin Daily Express'' called her “a young lady with a charming personality and an excellent voice, who fulfilled her duties admirably in every respect” when she took over a role at short notice in the light opera ''[[The Duchess of Dantzic]]'' for Sir George Dance’s company (that same year [[Julius Royston]] played the part of "Napoleon" in the South African production).
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-Dublin Daily Express, 9 October 1906
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-Bristol Magpie, 28 March 1907
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-(b. **/**/**** - d. **/**/****).  Actress.  Doris Greville took the part of the Queen opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban Israel]]'' / ''[[The Buried City]]'' (1919),  [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of ''Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe'', the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].   Little else is known about her, though in 1907 a Doris Greville appeared on the stage in the play “Veronique” at the King’s Theatre in Dundee and in 1909 a Miss D. Greville sailed on the SS Goth for South Africa. (FO)
+(b. **/**/**** - d. **/**/****).  Actress.  Doris Greville took the part of the Queen opposite [[George Taylor]] in the title role in ''[[Isban]]'' (1919), [[Joseph Albrecht]]’s film version of “Isban, or The Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe”, the novel by [[George H. Cossins]].   Little else is known about her, but according to The Era she appeared on the stage in ''Sergeant Brue'' in 1905 and the following year the Dublin Daily Express called her “a young lady with a charming personality and an excellent voice, who fulfilled her duties admirably in every respect” when she took over a role at short notice in the light opera ''[[The Duchess of Dantzic]]'' (that same year [[Julius Royston]] played the part of Napoleon in the South African production).  In 1907 she had the part of Agatha in André Messager’s popular ''Véronique'' at the King’s Theatre in Dundee and she appears to have been a member of The Magpies, a trio that appeared at various seaside resorts in 1908.  In April 1909 a Miss D. Greville sailed on the SS Goth for South Africa.  There is no certainty that this was all the same person, but it seems likely.  (FO)
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