Gladys Vanderzee - Revision history

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 She married actor and director [[Henry Herbert]],  with whom she had worked for many years, on 29 June 1907 in St Stephens Paddington, London.
 The couple eventually settled in New York, Henry making an impressive career for himself on the American stage. According to the Wikipedia entry on him, Herbert is likely to have also worked in film, credited as [[Henry Hebert]].
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 She and her husband [[Henry Herbert]] arrived in the Cape in 1912 and gave a boost to classical theatre, playing in works such as ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Rivals]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.
-In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]] and the [[Stratford-upon-Avon Players]] toured the world Their repertoire for  North America (1913-14) consisted of As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry IV part 2, King John, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Richard II, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night.
+In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]] and the [[Stratford-upon-Avon Players]] also visited South Africa, and presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main towns.
 Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight). According to [[Lourens Daniel Marthinus Stopforth|Stopforth]], "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (1955: p.215).

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 She and her husband [[Henry Herbert]] arrived in the Cape in 1912 and gave a boost to classical theatre, playing in works such as ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Rivals]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.
-In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]]'s [[Stratford-on-Avon Players]] presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main South African towns.
+In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]] and the [[Stratford-upon-Avon Players]] toured the world Their repertoire for  North America (1913-14) consisted of As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry IV part 2, King John, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Richard II, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night.
 Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight). According to [[Lourens Daniel Marthinus Stopforth|Stopforth]], "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (1955: p.215).

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 In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]]'s [[Stratford-on-Avon Players]] presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main South African towns.
-Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight). According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
+Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight). According to [[Lourens Daniel Marthinus Stopforth|Stopforth]], "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (1955: p.215).
 == Sources ==

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 In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]]'s [[Stratford-on-Avon Players]] presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main South African towns.
-Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
+Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight). According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
 == Sources ==

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 In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]]'s [[Stratford-on-Avon Players]] presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main South African towns.
-Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]], (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
+Later, in 1921, they returned to Cape Town to do a full-length version of ''[[Hamlet]]'', (starting at 6 pm and finishing at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
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 Rohan Quince, "Crinkles in the Carnival: Ideology in South African Productions of The Comedy of Errors to 1985", ''[[Shakespeare in South Africa]]'', Vol.4, 1990/91, 73-81
-Laurence Wright. "From Farce to Shakespeare": Shakespeare on the South African Stage
+[[Laurence Wright]]. ''"From Farce to Shakespeare": Shakespeare on the South African Stage'',  p.3. ''Internet Shakespeare''[http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/sa3/]
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Born Gladys Rosalie Vanderzee in Marylebone.
-She became an actress, working for Frank Nenson's company and specialising on Shakespearean roles. Among them ''[[As You Like It]]'' (1907), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1912)
+She became an actress, working for Frank Nenson's company and specialising on Shakespearean roles. Among the productions were  ''[[Everyman]]'' (1906) ''[[As You Like It]]'' (1907), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1912), ''[[Queen Tara]]'' (1913),
 She married actor and director [[Henry Herbert]],  with whom she had worked for many years, on 29 June 1907 in St Stephens Paddington, London.
 The couple eventually settled in New York, Henry making an impressive career for himself on the American stage. According to the Wikipedia entry on him, Herbert is likely to have also worked in film, credited as [[Henry Hebert]].
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	She married actor and director [[Henry Herbert]], with whom she had worked for many years, on 29 June 1907 in St Stephens Paddington, London.		She married actor and director [[Henry Herbert]], with whom she had worked for many years, on 29 June 1907 in St Stephens Paddington, London.
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		+	The couple eventually settled in New York, Henry making an impressive career for himself on the American stage. According to the Wikipedia entry on him, Herbert is likely to have also worked in film, credited as [[Henry Hebert]].

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