Florence Creagh - Revision history

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 In 1914 they came out to South Africa with an [[H.G. Brandon]] play. While continuing her stage career, she also appeared in a number of films for [[African Film Productions]]:  ''The Water Cure'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), ''A Border Scourge'' ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), ''The Piccanin’s Christmas'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]] /1917), ''Bond and Word'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and ''Prester John'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920).  Her stage appearance included ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' (1918) and ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (1918), for the [[American Dramatic Company]] and ''[[Bubbly]]'' (1919) with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Thomas Pauncefort]].  In 1920 she toured with [[Lew James]]’s local [[New Comedy Company]], notably in the popular ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' and ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'', both of which which also featured [[Cecil Kellaway]], [[Grafton Williams]] and [[Edward Vincent]].  This was followed by several plays for [[Allen Doone]].  After their retirement from the stage, her husband became a cinema manager in East London, where he died in 1947. She died on 2 October, 1948, at the Frere Hospital in East London.  According to estate papers she was almost completely blind and virtually penniless.
-== Theatrical Credits ==
+== Confirmed Theatrical Credits ==
 – ''[[The Maid of the Mill]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Bridget’s Idea]]'' ([[Orpheum Theatre]]), 1914 - ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[A Life’s Revenge]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[What a Man Made Her]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[No Mother to Guide Her]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Trilby]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Mrs. Gorringe’s Necklace]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 - ''[[Proof]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] for the [[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 – ''[[The White Slave Traffic]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Hindle Wakes]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1918 – ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' ([[American Dramatic Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban), 1919 – ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (07/1918) ([[American Dramatic Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1919 – ''[[Bubbly]]'' ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]]), 1921 – ''[[Broadway Jones]]'' (Produced by [[E.L. Delaney]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1921 - ''[[Captain Kidd, Jr.]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), ''[[Hit the Trail Holliday]]'' (Staged by [[Allen Doone]] at [[Standard Theatre]]), 1922 – ''[[Possum Paddock]]'' (Produced by [[Kate Howards]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1930 – [[Why Men Leave Home]] ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]).  (FO)

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 [[Florence Creagh]] (1866–1948) was an actress.
 == Biography ==
 Florence Creagh was born in Margate, Kent, on 15 October, 1866. She entered the theatrical profession in England and between 1898 and 1913, appeared in repertory in a wide range of plays, with multiple mentions in ''[[The Era]]'', a weekly newspaper noted for its theatrical coverage. Her appearances ranged from ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh to ''Daddy’s Boy'' (1908) at the Empire Theatre in Mossley.  Born Florence Elizabeth Dentry, she was the daughter of a schoolmaster and in February 1900 she had married fellow actor [[Dick Cruikshanks]], who was eight years her junior. According to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of the Executive Committee of The Sketch Association.
-In 1914 they came out to South Africa with an [[H.G. Brandon]] play. While continuing her stage career, she also appeared in a number of films for [[African Film Productions]]:  ''The Water Cure'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), ''A Border Scourge'' ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), ''The Piccanin’s Christmas'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]] /1917), ''Bond and Word'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and ''Prester John'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920).  Her stage appearance included ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' (1918) and ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (1918), for the [[American Dramatic Company]] and ''[[Bubbly]]'' (1919) with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Thomas Pauncefort]].  In 1920 she toured with [[Lew James]]’s local [[New Comedy Company]], notably in the popular ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' and ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'', both of which which also featured [[Cecil Kellaway]], [[Grafton Williams]] and [[Edward Vincent]].  This was followed by several plays for [[Allen Doone]].  After their retirement from the stage, her husband became a cinema manager in East London, where he died in 1947. She died on 2 October, 1948, at the Frere Hospital in East London.
+== Contribution to South African Theatre & Film ==
 == Theatrical Credits ==
-– ''[[The Maid of the Mill]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Bridget’s Idea]]'' ([[Orpheum Theatre]]), 1914 - ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[A Life’s Revenge]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[What a Man Made Her]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[No Mother to Guide Her]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Trilby]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Mrs. Gorringe’s Necklace]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 - ''[[Proof]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] for the [[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 – ''[[The White Slave Traffic]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Hindle Wakes]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1918 – ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' ([[American Dramatic Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban), 1919 – ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (07/1918) ([[American Dramatic Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1919 – ''[[Bubbly]]'' ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]]), 1921 – ''[[Broadway Jones]]'' (Produced by [[E.L. Delaney]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1921 - ''[[Captain Kidd, Jr.]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), ''[[Hit the Trail Holliday]]'' (Staged by [[Allen Doone]] at [[Standard Theatre]]), 1922 – ''[[Possum Paddock]]'' (Produced by [[Kate Howards]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1930 – [[Why Men Leave Home]] ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]).
+– ''[[The Maid of the Mill]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Bridget’s Idea]]'' ([[Orpheum Theatre]]), 1914 - ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[A Life’s Revenge]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[What a Man Made Her]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[No Mother to Guide Her]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Trilby]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Mrs. Gorringe’s Necklace]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 - ''[[Proof]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] for the [[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 – ''[[The White Slave Traffic]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Hindle Wakes]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1918 – ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' ([[American Dramatic Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban), 1919 – ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (07/1918) ([[American Dramatic Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1919 – ''[[Bubbly]]'' ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]]), 1921 – ''[[Broadway Jones]]'' (Produced by [[E.L. Delaney]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1921 - ''[[Captain Kidd, Jr.]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), ''[[Hit the Trail Holliday]]'' (Staged by [[Allen Doone]] at [[Standard Theatre]]), 1922 – ''[[Possum Paddock]]'' (Produced by [[Kate Howards]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1930 – [[Why Men Leave Home]] ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]).  (FO)
 == Sources ==
 [[Rand Daily Mail]] (various issues)
 Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – ''Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm''

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 == Sources ==
-Rand Daily Mail (various issues)
+[[Rand Daily Mail]] (various issues)
-Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
+Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – ''Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm''
 Estate Papers, Western Cape Archives & Records Service

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+[[Florence Creagh]] (1866–1948) was an actress.
 == Biography ==
-Florence Creagh was born in Margate, Kent, on 15 October, 1866.
+Florence Creagh was born in Margate, Kent, on 15 October, 1866. She entered the theatrical profession in England and between 1898 and 1913, appeared in repertory in a wide range of plays, with multiple mentions in ''[[The Era]]'', a weekly newspaper noted for its theatrical coverage. Her appearances ranged from ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh to ''Daddy’s Boy'' (1908) at the Empire Theatre in Mossley.  Born Florence Elizabeth Dentry, she was the daughter of a schoolmaster and in February 1900 she had married fellow actor [[Dick Cruikshanks]], who was eight years her junior. According to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of the Executive Committee of The Sketch Association.
 In 1914 they came out to South Africa with an [[H.G. Brandon]] play. While continuing her stage career, she also appeared in a number of films for [[African Film Productions]]:  ''The Water Cure'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), ''A Border Scourge'' ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), ''The Piccanin’s Christmas'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]] /1917), ''Bond and Word'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and ''Prester John'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920).  Her stage appearance included ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' (1918) and ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (1918), for the [[American Dramatic Company]] and ''[[Bubbly]]'' (1919) with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Thomas Pauncefort]].  In 1920 she toured with [[Lew James]]’s local [[New Comedy Company]], notably in the popular ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' and ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'', both of which which also featured [[Cecil Kellaway]], [[Grafton Williams]] and [[Edward Vincent]].  This was followed by several plays for [[Allen Doone]].  After their retirement from the stage, her husband became a cinema manager in East London, where he died in 1947. She died on 2 October, 1948, at the Frere Hospital in East London.
 == Theatrical Credits ==
 – ''[[The Maid of the Mill]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Bridget’s Idea]]'' ([[Orpheum Theatre]]), 1914 - ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[A Life’s Revenge]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[What a Man Made Her]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[No Mother to Guide Her]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Trilby]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1914 – ''[[Mrs. Gorringe’s Necklace]]'' ([[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 - ''[[Proof]]'' (Produced by [[Edward Vincent]] for the [[London Dramatic Company]] at the [[Palladium Theatre]]), 1915 – ''[[The White Slave Traffic]]'' ([[Palladium Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Liberty Hall]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1916 – ''[[Hindle Wakes]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), 1918 – ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' ([[American Dramatic Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban), 1919 – ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (07/1918) ([[American Dramatic Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1919 – ''[[Bubbly]]'' ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]] at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]]), 1920 – ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'' ([[New Comedy Company]]), 1921 – ''[[Broadway Jones]]'' (Produced by [[E.L. Delaney]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1921 - ''[[Captain Kidd, Jr.]]'' ([[Standard Theatre]]), ''[[Hit the Trail Holliday]]'' (Staged by [[Allen Doone]] at [[Standard Theatre]]), 1922 – ''[[Possum Paddock]]'' (Produced by [[Kate Howards]] at the [[Standard Theatre]]), 1930 – [[Why Men Leave Home]] ([[His Majesty’s Theatre]]).
 == Sources ==

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 == Biography ==
-Florence Creagh was a British-born actress who, between 1898 and 1913, appeared in repertory in a wide range of plays, with multiple mentions in The Era, a weekly newspaper noted for its theatrical coverage. Her appearances ranged from ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh to ''Daddy’s Boy'' (1908) at the Empire Theatre in Mossley.  Born Florence Elizabeth Dentry, she was the daughter of a schoolmaster and in February 1900 she had married fellow actor [[Dick Cruikshanks]], who was eight years her junior. According to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of the Executive Committee of The Sketch Association.
+Florence Creagh was born in Margate, Kent, on 15 October, 1866.
-In 1914 they came out to South Africa with an [[H.G. Brandon]] play. While continuing her stage career, she also appeared in a number of films for [[African Film Productions]]:  ''The Water Cure'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), ''A Border Scourge'' ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), ''The Piccanin’s Christmas'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]] /1917), ''Bond and Word'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and ''Prester John'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920).  Her stage appearance included ''[[Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]]'' (1918) and ''[[The Thirteenth Chair]]'' (1918), for the [[American Dramatic Company]] and ''[[Bubbly]]'' (1919) with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Thomas Pauncefort]].  In 1920 she toured with [[Lew James]]’s local [[New Comedy Company]], notably in the popular ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' and ''[[Business Before Pleasure]]'', both of which which also featured [[Cecil Kellaway]], [[Grafton Williams]] and [[Edward Vincent]].  This was followed by several plays for [[Allen Doone]].  After their retirement from the stage, her husband became a cinema manager in East London, where he died in 1947. She died the following year at the Frere Hospital in East London.  (FO)
+She  between 1898 and 1913, appeared in repertory in a wide range of plays, with multiple mentions in The Era, a weekly newspaper noted for its theatrical coverage. Her appearances ranged from ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh to ''Daddy’s Boy'' (1908) at the Empire Theatre in Mossley.  Born Florence Elizabeth Dentry, she was the daughter of a schoolmaster and in February 1900 she had married fellow actor [[Dick Cruikshanks]], who was eight years her junior. According to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of the Executive Committee of The Sketch Association.
 == Theatrical Credits ==