Emlyn Williams - Revision history

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−	[[~~ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz~~\|Tucker]], 1997.	+
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		+	[[Percival Tucker\|Tucker, Percy]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.

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−	'''Emlyn Williams''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emlyn_Williams] ~~(1905-1987)~~ was a Welsh playwright and actor.	+	'''Emlyn Williams''' (1905-1987)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emlyn_Williams] was a Welsh playwright and actor.

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 In 1954 [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September and  brought him  back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''.
-In 1959 his son, [[Brook Williams]] also visited the country on a few occasions, e.g. in 1959 he guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre]] and in 1962 he co-starred with Dame [[Flora Robson]] in , ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' at the same venue.
+His son, [[Brook Williams]] also visited the country on a few occasions, e.g. in 1959 he guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre]] and in 1962 he co-starred with Dame [[Flora Robson]] in , ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' at the same venue.
 In 1981 Williams once more brought his ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' production to South Africa, appearing at the [[Market Theatre]].

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 Wrote ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' and ''[[Night Must Fall]]'', [[André Huguenet]]’s first English plays, 1940.
-The Johannesburg [[REPS]] did a few of his plays including ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'' in 1942; ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]], 1946, starring [[Tom MacDonald]], [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James|Sid James]].
+The Johannesburg [[REPS]] did a few of his plays including ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'' in 1942 and ''[[The Light of Heart]]'' in 1943.
-[[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. [[Brian Brooke]] brought [[Emlyn Williams]] back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''.
+In 1946  the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]], staged ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', with  [[Tom MacDonald]], [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James|Sid James]].
-His son, Brook, guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'', which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959. His ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' was staged by [[Leonard Schach]] in 1962. It starred Dame [[Flora Robson]] and [[Brook Williams]].
+In 1954 [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September and  brought him  back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''.
-He once more brought his ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' production to the [[Market Theatre]] in 1981.
+In 1959 his son, [[Brook Williams]] also visited the country on a few occasions, e.g. in 1959 he guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre]] and in 1962 he co-starred with Dame [[Flora Robson]] in , ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' at the same venue.
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 Wrote ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' and ''[[Night Must Fall]]'', [[André Huguenet]]’s first English plays, 1940.
-Also ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', performed by the [[REPS]] in 1942; ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]], 1946, starring [[Tom MacDonald]], [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James|Sid James]].
+The Johannesburg [[REPS]] did a few of his plays including ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'' in 1942; ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]], 1946, starring [[Tom MacDonald]], [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James|Sid James]].
 [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. [[Brian Brooke]] brought [[Emlyn Williams]] back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''.

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-'''Emlyn Williams''' (1905-1987) Welsh playwright and actor. Wrote ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' and ''[[Night Must Fall]]''. [[André Huguenet]]’s first English plays. 1940. Also ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', performed by the [[REPS]] in 1942. ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Ffrangçon-Davies-Vanne Company]] in 1946. Starring [[Ffrangçon-Davies]] and [[Vanne]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James|Sid James]]. [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. [[Brian Brooke]] brought [[Emlyn Williams]] back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''. His son, Brook, guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'', which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959. His ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' was staged by [[Leonard Schach]] in 1962. It starred Dame [[Flora Robson]] and [[Brook Williams]]. He once more brought his ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' production to the [[Market Theatre]] in 1981.
+'''Emlyn Williams''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emlyn_Williams] (1905-1987) was a Welsh playwright and actor.
 == Sources ==
-Tucker, 1997
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
-Return to [[ESAT Personalities W]]
+== Return to ==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	'''Emlyn Williams''' (1905-1987) Welsh playwright and actor. Wrote ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' and ''[[Night Must Fall]]''. [[André Huguenet]]’s first English plays. 1940. Also ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', performed by the [[REPS]] in 1942. ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Ffrangçon-Davies-Vanne Company]] in 1946. Starring [[Ffrangçon-Davies]] and [[Vanne]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James\|Sid James]]. [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. [[Brian Brooke]] brought [[Emlyn Williams]] back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''. His son, [[Brook]], guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'', which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959. His ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' was staged by [[Leonard Schach]] in 1962. It starred Dame [[Flora Robson]] and [[Brook Williams]]. He once more brought his ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' production to the [[Market Theatre]] in 1981.	+	'''Emlyn Williams''' (1905-1987) Welsh playwright and actor. Wrote ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' and ''[[Night Must Fall]]''. [[André Huguenet]]’s first English plays. 1940. Also ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', performed by the [[REPS]] in 1942. ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'', performed by [[Ffrangçon-Davies-Vanne Company]] in 1946. Starring [[Ffrangçon-Davies]] and [[Vanne]], together with [[Zoe Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]] and [[Sidney James\|Sid James]]. [[Brian Brooke]] brought him to South Africa to perform his one man show ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. [[Brian Brooke]] brought [[Emlyn Williams]] back in December 1956 with ''[[Dylan Thomas: A Boy Growing Up]]''. His son, Brook, guest-starred in [[Peter Shaffer]]’s ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'', which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959. His ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' was staged by [[Leonard Schach]] in 1962. It starred Dame [[Flora Robson]] and [[Brook Williams]]. He once more brought his ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' production to the [[Market Theatre]] in 1981.

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