Dramatic Society of East London - Revision history

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Productions (1953-1996)

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Productions (1953-1996)

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 : ''[[Winter Journey]]'', ''[[Something to Hide]]''.
-: ''[[Breath of Spring]]'', ''[[Rattle Of A Simple Man]]'', ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', ''[[Water Babies]]''.
+: ''[[Breath of Spring]]'', ''[[Rattle Of A Simple Man]]'', ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', ''[[The Water Babies]]''.
 : ''[[Plaza Suite]]'', ''[[The Poker Session]]''.

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 : ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'', ''[[Oklahoma!]]''.
-: ''[[Save the Human]]'', ''[[Gingerbread Man]]''.
+: ''[[Save the Human]]'', ''[[The Gingerbread Man]]''.
 : ''[[Camelot]]'', ''[[Showstoppers II]]'', ''[[Annie Warbucks]]''.

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 'A history of East London’s theatres', ''[[ShowMe]]'' (online), 1 August 2019  (https://showme.co.za/east-london/events-entertainment/east-londons-theatres-and-their-history/)
-Princess Nkabane and Nolihle Gulwa. 'Dramsoc tribute to local theatre legend'. ''[[Daily Dispatch]]''. 5 December 2012.
+Princess Nkabane and Nolihle Gulwa. '[[Dramsoc]] tribute to local theatre legend'. ''[[Daily Dispatch]]''. 5 December 2012.
 ''[[Showstoppers Diamond Jubilee]]'' programme

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 ==History==
-Founded in 1952 by [[Norman Lazarus]], [[Juliet Lazarus]], [[Walter Essex-Clarke]], [[Evelyn Essex-Clarke]], [[Louis Alexander]], [[Lynette Alexander]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]] as a society where those with a passion for the performing arts could practice their craft and create opportunities for others to do the same.
+Founded in 1952 by [[Norman Lazarus]], [[Juliet Lazarus]], [[Walter Essex-Clarke]], [[Evelyn Essex-Clarke]], [[Louis Alexander]], [[Lynette Alexander]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]] as a society where those with a passion for the performing arts could practice their craft and create opportunities for others to do the same. [[Walter Essex-Clarke]] was the first chairman, and [[Lynette Alexander]] the first director.
 The society focusses mainly on the production of popular musicals, comedies and dramas with their amateur members, though it did on occasion participate in partnership with professional organisations such as [[CAPAB]].  Early productions were staged at [[St Saviour's Church Hall]] and the [[East London City Hall]].

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 ==Patrons==
-English actress Dame Flora Robson was made an honorary life patron of the society on 27 April 1962 during a visit to East London.
+English actress Dame Flora Robson was made an honorary life patron of the society on 27 April 1962 during a visit to East London. Dame Sybil Thorndike was also a patron of the society.
 ==Venue==

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	In the 2000s, the society established the FNB Alexander Playhouse Eastern Cape High Schools' Drama Festival.		In the 2000s, the society established the FNB Alexander Playhouse Eastern Cape High Schools' Drama Festival.
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		+	English actress Dame Flora Robson was an honorary life patron of the society.

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 The Society built their own venue in 1963. It was used for rehearsals and performances. From 1986, dinner/theatre productions were regularly staged at the venue. Initially called [[The Playhouse]], it was re-named '''[[The Alexander Playhouse]]''' in 1999 after founding member, [[Lynette Alexander]].
-== Productions (1953-1996) ==
+== Productions (1953-) ==
 : ''[[The Flaw]]'', ''[[The Last Plot]]'', ''[[Cream of Tartar]]'', ''[[Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?]]'', ''[[Pink String and Sealing Wax]]'', ''[[Love from a Stranger]]'', ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]''.

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 '''The [[Dramatic Society of East London]] ([[DRAMSOC East London]]) is an [[amateur]] dramatic society.
 ==History==
-Founded in 1952 by [[Norman Lazarus]], [[Juliet Lazarus]], [[Walter Essex-Clarke]], [[Evelyn Essex-Clarke]], [[Louis Alexander]], [[Lynette Alexander]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]].
+Founded in 1952 by [[Norman Lazarus]], [[Juliet Lazarus]], [[Walter Essex-Clarke]], [[Evelyn Essex-Clarke]], [[Louis Alexander]], [[Lynette Alexander]] and [[Jimmy Nicholas]] as a society where those with a passion for the performing arts could practice their craft and create opportunities for others to do the same.
-The society focusses mainly on the production of popular musicals, comedies and dramas with their amateur members, though it did on occasion participate in partnership with professional organisations such as [[CAPAB]].
+The society focusses mainly on the production of popular musicals, comedies and dramas with their amateur members, though it did on occasion participate in partnership with professional organisations such as [[CAPAB]].  Early productions were staged at [[St Saviour's Church Hall]] and the [[East London City Hall]].
 They were among the societies supporting the Guild Theatre Association’s attempts to build a civic theatre for the city in 1954, and once it had been built, became  one of the most eager users of the facility. Their production of ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' opened (the [[Guild Theatre]]) in October 1962, and their members provided the voluntary workers to staff the theatre.
-The advent of television in 1976 greatly diminished their activity, as it did with most such organisations, but they remain active.  *** [TH]
+The advent of television in 1976 diminished their activity, as it did with most such organisations, but they remained active well into the 21st century.
 In 1989, the society collaborated with the [[East London Museum]] in a production of [[David Wood]]'s play ''[[The Selfish Shellfish]]''.
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 ==Venue==
-The Society built their own venue in 1963. It was used for rehearsals and performances. Initially called [[The Playhouse]], it was re-named '''[[The Alexander Playhouse]]''' after founding member, [[Lynette Alexander]].
+The Society built their own venue in 1963. It was used for rehearsals and performances. From 1986, dinner/theatre productions were regularly staged at the venue. Initially called [[The Playhouse]], it was re-named '''[[The Alexander Playhouse]]''' in 1999 after founding member, [[Lynette Alexander]].
 == Productions (1953-1996) ==
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 Princess Nkabane and Nolihle Gulwa. 'Dramsoc tribute to local theatre legend'. ''[[Daily Dispatch]]''. 5 December 2012.
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