Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society - Revision history

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	October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.		October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.
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		+	1969: ''[[Toad of Toad Hall]]''

	1974: ''[[The Circus Adventure]]''		1974: ''[[The Circus Adventure]]''

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−	The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] (GADS) was an English-language amateur dramatic society in Grahamstown.	+	The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] ([[GADS]]) was an English-language amateur dramatic society in Grahamstown.

	It is uncertain what, if any, connection it has with previous societies with similar names.		It is uncertain what, if any, connection it has with previous societies with similar names.

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	It is uncertain what, if any, connection it has with previous societies with similar names.		It is uncertain what, if any, connection it has with previous societies with similar names.
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		+	Architect [[John English]] and Joan English, nee [[Joan Spencer-Watson]], were two prominent residents who joined the [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]], circa 1964, where they acted and where he was a set and stage designer for many years.

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	August 16, 1947: GADS competed in the District Festival by staging ''[[Flash Back]]'', produced by [[Madge Foster]] and starring [[Linda Slater]] and [[Bill McHendrie]].		August 16, 1947: GADS competed in the District Festival by staging ''[[Flash Back]]'', produced by [[Madge Foster]] and starring [[Linda Slater]] and [[Bill McHendrie]].
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−	Architect [[John English]] and Joan English, nee [[Joan Spencer-Watson]], were two prominent residents who joined the [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]], circa 1964, where they acted and where he was a set and stage designer for many years.

	October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.		October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.

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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~

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	https://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=6151&countadd=1		https://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=6151&countadd=1
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 It is uncertain what, if any, connection it has with previous societies with similar names.
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 April 1947: [[Doreen Mullins]] produced [[Sydney Blow]]'s 1918 three-act play [[Lord Richard in the Pantry]] for the [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]]. Starring [[Tommy Norwood]] as "Lord Richard", [[Yvonne Mather-Pike]] as his ladye faire, [[Peter Harvey]] as the perfect butler, [[Doreen Manley]] as the adenoidal cook. Others in the cast include [[Lilian Adler]], [[Phyllis Driver]], [[Peggy Hutton]], [[Yvonne Eales]], [[Noel Hounsell]], [[Douglas Thomson]], [[Ron Hepburn]], and [[Edgar Nock]].
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 October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.
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 Architect [[John English]] and Joan English, nee [[Joan Spencer-Watson]], were two prominent residents who joined the [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]], circa 1964, where they acted and where he was a set and stage designer for many years.
-October 25, 1947; [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.
+October 25, 1947; The [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society]] travelled to Port Elizabeth where they performed ''[[Lady Killer]]'' at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Starring [[Wingfield Digby]] and eight other actors.
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	[[Saturday Post]], August 23, 1947.		[[Saturday Post]], August 23, 1947.
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		+	[[Saturday Post]], September 27, 1947.

	https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Richard-pantry-play-three/dp/B0008CJ8NU		https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Richard-pantry-play-three/dp/B0008CJ8NU