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 == South African Stage Credits ==
-During her first visit to South Africa with the [[Hoffman-King Company]] and the [[London Repertoire Co.]] (1913-1914), she appeared in ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' (1913), ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' (1913), ''[[Conn, the Shaughraun]]'' (1914), ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' (1914) and ''[[Motherless]]'' (1914).
+During her first visit to South Africa with the [[Hoffman-King Company]] and the [[London Repertoire Co.]] (1913-1914), she appeared in ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' (1913), ''[[Saved from the Sea]]'' (1913), ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' (1913), ''[[Conn, the Shaughraun]]'' (1914), ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' (1914) and ''[[Motherless]]'' (1914).
 On her return in 1917, she appeared in ''[[S’Nice]]'' (1917), ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' (1918), ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'' (1918), ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' (1918), ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]], [[Harcourt Collett]] and [[Dick Cruikshanks]]), ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]]), ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' (1918) (with [[Edward Donnelly]], [[Florence Roberts]], [[Richard Scott]] and  [[Cecil Kellaway]]), ''[[Penelope]]'' (1918), ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'' (1918), ''[[Cousin Kate]]'' (Howard, 1919), ''[[Outcast]]'' (1919),  ''[[At the Barn]]'' (1919), ''[[Parlor, Bedroom and Bath]]'' (with [[Edith Cartwright]], [[Elise Hamilton]], [[Moss Siegenberg]], [[Florence Roberts]] and [[Harcourt Collett]] , 1919).

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	In 1910, the British comedian [[Claude Dampier]] and his wife, [[Irene Vere]], had left for Australia and, in 1917, embarked upon an extended tour of South Africa that was to last up to October 1921. When he returned to Australia he was accompanied by Hilda Attenboro and there was some speculation that Ms. Attenboro was Dampier’s second wife as together they toured the vaudeville circuit in Australia and New Zealand. They were a most popular duo and the local critics used adjectives such as “clever”, “charming”, “beautiful”, “vivacious” , “piquant” and, on one occasion, “plumply graceful” to describe her qualities. ''The Vice-Regals'' (1922) was especially popular. The following year she took the title role in the play ''Our Liz'' at the Grand Opera House in Sydney. However, by that time Dampier had established a new partnership with comedienne Billy Carlyle and Ms. Attenborough joined first Stuart Mack’s Dramatic Players and then the Frank Neil Comedy Company. For the latter she acted in such plays as ''Meet the Wife'', ''Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath'' and ''The Best People''. In 1935 a vaudeville programme called ''Quick Fire'' on national radio featured Attenboro and her Professional Idiot and as Claude Dampier used to bill himself as such, it is reasonable to assume that the Attenboro in question was, in fact, Hilda. (FO)		In 1910, the British comedian [[Claude Dampier]] and his wife, [[Irene Vere]], had left for Australia and, in 1917, embarked upon an extended tour of South Africa that was to last up to October 1921. When he returned to Australia he was accompanied by Hilda Attenboro and there was some speculation that Ms. Attenboro was Dampier’s second wife as together they toured the vaudeville circuit in Australia and New Zealand. They were a most popular duo and the local critics used adjectives such as “clever”, “charming”, “beautiful”, “vivacious” , “piquant” and, on one occasion, “plumply graceful” to describe her qualities. ''The Vice-Regals'' (1922) was especially popular. The following year she took the title role in the play ''Our Liz'' at the Grand Opera House in Sydney. However, by that time Dampier had established a new partnership with comedienne Billy Carlyle and Ms. Attenborough joined first Stuart Mack’s Dramatic Players and then the Frank Neil Comedy Company. For the latter she acted in such plays as ''Meet the Wife'', ''Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath'' and ''The Best People''. In 1935 a vaudeville programme called ''Quick Fire'' on national radio featured Attenboro and her Professional Idiot and as Claude Dampier used to bill himself as such, it is reasonable to assume that the Attenboro in question was, in fact, Hilda. (FO)
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		+	(Note: The dates of birth and death are somewhat speculative, but based on currently available evidence.)

	== South African Stage Credits ==		== South African Stage Credits ==

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 Known both as a vaudeville performer and a dramatic actress, Hilda Attenboro made some of her earliest appearances on the London stage in ''Sapho'' (1912), ''A Trip To Chinatown'', ''Queen of Thieves'' and ''The Woman Conquers'' (all in 1913).  Late in 1913 she was part of the [[Hoffman-King Company]] that came to South Africa and performed at the time that martial law was proclaimed in response to the miners’ strike.  In 1913-1914 she appeared in various plays for [[Maurice Hoffman]] and [[Ethel King]], including ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' and ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]] and ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre]], followed by ''[[Motherless]]'' for the [[London Repertoire Co.]], also at the [[Palladium]].  It was during this time that she first met another visiting British actor, [[Dan Thomas]] (Thomas Henry Daniels), a noted pantomime dame, who at the time was the manager of the [[Palladium]].   In September 1914 Thomas moved on to Australia and in December she and Thomas were in Sydney to appear in ''The Babes in the Wood''.  Thereafter she went to Melbourne to act in ''Mary Latimer - Nun'' for the George Marlow Company. While in Australia she was named as “the other woman” in a 1916 court case in which Daisy Yates, the wife of Dan Thomas, sued her husband for divorce.  Apparently Attenboro and Thomas had been living together as husband and wife and were reported to have had a child together.
-In 1917 Thomas returned to South Africa and in October of that year he and Attenboro appeared in the revue ''[[S’Nice]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]].  This was followed by plays such as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'', ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' and ''[[Nothing But the Truth]]'', all but the first for the visiting [[American Dramatic Company]].  Following the arrival of [[Marie Tempest]], she joined this touring company for ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'', ''[[Penelope]]'' and ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'', all in 1918 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  By this time the South African newspapers referred to her as Mrs. Dan Thomas and, in fact, they were married in Pretoria in August 1918, possibly in order to legalise the status of their daughter.  It was also during this time that she acted in three films for [[African Film Productions]], namely ''[[Bond and Word]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]) and [[The Bridge]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918).  However, later in 1918 she separated from Thomas and became involved with a bookmaker called Clifford Roberts, who was shot at the Carlton Hotel on 27 November of that year.  She and Thomas were officially divorced in January 1920.
+In 1917 Thomas returned to South Africa and in October of that year he and Attenboro appeared in the revue ''[[S’Nice]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]].  This was followed by plays such as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'', ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' and ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'', all but the first for the visiting [[American Dramatic Company]].  Following the arrival of [[Marie Tempest]], she joined this touring company for ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'', ''[[Penelope]]'' and ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'', all in 1918 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  By this time the South African newspapers referred to her as Mrs. Dan Thomas and, in fact, they were married in Pretoria in August 1918, possibly in order to legalise the status of their daughter.  It was also during this time that she acted in three films for [[African Film Productions]], namely ''[[Bond and Word]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]) and [[The Bridge]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918).  However, later in 1918 she separated from Thomas and became involved with a bookmaker called Clifford Roberts, who was shot at the Carlton Hotel on 27 November of that year.  She and Thomas were officially divorced in January 1920.
 In 1910, the British comedian [[Claude Dampier]] and his wife, [[Irene Vere]], had left for Australia and, in 1917, embarked upon an extended tour of South Africa that was to last up to October 1921. When he returned to Australia he was accompanied by Hilda Attenboro and there was some speculation that Ms. Attenboro was Dampier’s second wife as together they toured the vaudeville circuit in Australia and New Zealand. They were a most popular duo and the local critics used adjectives such as “clever”, “charming”, “beautiful”, “vivacious” , “piquant” and, on one occasion, “plumply graceful” to describe her qualities. ''The Vice-Regals'' (1922) was especially popular. The following year she took the title role in the play ''Our Liz'' at the Grand Opera House in Sydney. However, by that time Dampier had established a new partnership with comedienne Billy Carlyle and Ms. Attenborough joined first Stuart Mack’s Dramatic Players and then the Frank Neil Comedy Company. For the latter she acted in such plays as ''Meet the Wife'', ''Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath'' and ''The Best People''. In 1935 a vaudeville programme called ''Quick Fire'' on national radio featured Attenboro and her Professional Idiot and as Claude Dampier used to bill himself as such, it is reasonable to assume that the Attenboro in question was, in fact, Hilda. (FO)

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-Also credited as [[Hilda Attenborough]], and sometimes referred to as [[Mrs Dan Thomas]] by the press in South Africa.
+'''Hilda Attenborough''' (b. England, 21/08/1896? - d. New South Wales, **/02/1967?) was a British-born actress, resident in South Africa and Australia.  Also credited as Hilda Attenborough.
 == Biography ==
-Known both as a vaudeville performer and a dramatic actress, [[Hilda Attenboro]] made some of her earliest appearances on the London stage in ''Sapho'' (1912), ''A Trip To Chinatown'', ''Queen of Thieves'' and ''The Woman Conquers'' (all in 1913).  In 1913 she was part of a theatrical company that came to South Africa and performed at the time that martial law was proclaimed in Johannesburg in response to the great strike.  In 1913-1914 she appeared in various plays for the [[Hoffman-King Company]], including ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' and ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]] and ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre]], followed by ''[[Motherless]]'' for the [[London Repertoire Co.]], also at the [[Palladium]].  It was during this time that she met another visiting British actor, [[Dan Thomas]], a noted pantomime dame.
+Known both as a vaudeville performer and a dramatic actress, Hilda Attenboro made some of her earliest appearances on the London stage in ''Sapho'' (1912), ''A Trip To Chinatown'', ''Queen of Thieves'' and ''The Woman Conquers'' (all in 1913).  Late in 1913 she was part of the [[Hoffman-King Company]] that came to South Africa and performed at the time that martial law was proclaimed in response to the miners’ strike.  In 1913-1914 she appeared in various plays for [[Maurice Hoffman]] and [[Ethel King]], including ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' and ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]] and ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre]], followed by ''[[Motherless]]'' for the [[London Repertoire Co.]], also at the [[Palladium]].  It was during this time that she first met another visiting British actor, [[Dan Thomas]] (Thomas Henry Daniels), a noted pantomime dame, who at the time was the manager of the [[Palladium]].   In September 1914 Thomas moved on to Australia and in December she and Thomas were in Sydney to appear in ''The Babes in the Wood''.  Thereafter she went to Melbourne to act in ''Mary Latimer - Nun'' for the George Marlow Company. While in Australia she was named as “the other woman” in a 1916 court case in which Daisy Yates, the wife of Dan Thomas, sued her husband for divorce.  Apparently Attenboro and Thomas had been living together as husband and wife and were reported to have had a child together.
-She went to Australia in 1915 After teaming up with British comedian Dan Thomas the pair left for South Africa in 1917.  These were relayed to 3LO.
+In 1917 Thomas returned to South Africa and in October of that year he and Attenboro appeared in the revue ''[[S’Nice]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]].  This was followed by plays such as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'', ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' and ''[[Nothing But the Truth]]'', all but the first for the visiting [[American Dramatic Company]].  Following the arrival of [[Marie Tempest]], she joined this touring company for ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'', ''[[Penelope]]'' and ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'', all in 1918 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  By this time the South African newspapers referred to her as Mrs. Dan Thomas and, in fact, they were married in Pretoria in August 1918, possibly in order to legalise the status of their daughter.  It was also during this time that she acted in three films for [[African Film Productions]], namely ''[[Bond and Word]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]) and [[The Bridge]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918).  However, later in 1918 she separated from Thomas and became involved with a bookmaker called Clifford Roberts, who was shot at the Carlton Hotel on 27 November of that year.  She and Thomas were officially divorced in January 1920.
-In September 1914 Thomas moved on to Australia under contract to George Marlow and by the following year Attenboro was in Melbourne to act in ''Mary Latimer -Nun'' for the George Marlow Company, her first appearance in Australia. While there she was named as “the other woman” in a 1916 court case in which Daisy Yates, the wife of Dan Thomas, sued her husband for divorce.  Apparently Attenboro and Thomas had been living together as husband and wife and were reported to have had a child together.
+In 1910, the British comedian [[Claude Dampier]] and his wife, [[Irene Vere]], had left for Australia and, in 1917, embarked upon an extended tour of South Africa that was to last up to October 1921. When he returned to Australia he was accompanied by Hilda Attenboro and there was some speculation that Ms. Attenboro was Dampier’s second wife as together they toured the vaudeville circuit in Australia and New Zealand. They were a most popular duo and the local critics used adjectives such as “clever”, “charming”, “beautiful”, “vivacious” , “piquant” and, on one occasion, “plumply graceful” to describe her qualities. ''The Vice-Regals'' (1922) was especially popular. The following year she took the title role in the play ''Our Liz'' at the Grand Opera House in Sydney. However, by that time Dampier had established a new partnership with comedienne Billy Carlyle and Ms. Attenborough joined first Stuart Mack’s Dramatic Players and then the Frank Neil Comedy Company. For the latter she acted in such plays as ''Meet the Wife'', ''Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath'' and ''The Best People''. In 1935 a vaudeville programme called ''Quick Fire'' on national radio featured Attenboro and her Professional Idiot and as Claude Dampier used to bill himself as such, it is reasonable to assume that the Attenboro in question was, in fact, Hilda. (FO)
 == South African Stage Credits ==

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 During her first visit to South Africa with the [[Hoffman-King Company]] and the [[London Repertoire Co.]] (1913-1914), she appeared in ''[[The Sorrows of Satan]]'' (1913), ''[[Tommy Atkins]]'' (1913), ''[[Conn, the Shaughraun]]'' (1914), ''[[Uncle Ham]]'' (1914) and ''[[Motherless]]'' (1914).
-On her return in 1917, she appeared in ''[[S’Nice]]'' (1917), ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' (1918), ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'' (1918), ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' (1918), ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]], [[Harcourt Collett]] and [[Dick Cruikshanks]]), ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]]), ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' (1918) (with [[Edward Donnelly]], [[Florence Roberts]], [[Richard Scott]] and  [[Cecil Kellaway]]), ''[[Penelope]]'' (1918), ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'' (1918), ''[[Cousin Kate]]'' (Howard, 1919), ''[[Outcast]]'' (1919),  ''[[At the Barn]]'' (1919), ''[[Palace, Bedroom and Bath]]'' (with [[Edith Cartwright]], [[Elise Hamilton]], [[Moss Siegenberg]], [[Florence Roberts]] and [[Harcourt Collett]] , 1919).
+On her return in 1917, she appeared in ''[[S’Nice]]'' (1917), ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' (1918), ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'' (1918), ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' (1918), ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]], [[Harcourt Collett]] and [[Dick Cruikshanks]]), ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'' (1918) (with [[Marie Tempest]]), ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' (1918) (with [[Edward Donnelly]], [[Florence Roberts]], [[Richard Scott]] and  [[Cecil Kellaway]]), ''[[Penelope]]'' (1918), ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'' (1918), ''[[Cousin Kate]]'' (Howard, 1919), ''[[Outcast]]'' (1919),  ''[[At the Barn]]'' (1919), ''[[Parlor, Bedroom and Bath]]'' (with [[Edith Cartwright]], [[Elise Hamilton]], [[Moss Siegenberg]], [[Florence Roberts]] and [[Harcourt Collett]] , 1919).
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 In September 1914 Thomas moved on to Australia under contract to George Marlow and by the following year Attenboro was in Melbourne to act in ''Mary Latimer -Nun'' for the George Marlow Company, her first appearance in Australia. While there she was named as “the other woman” in a 1916 court case in which Daisy Yates, the wife of Dan Thomas, sued her husband for divorce.  Apparently Attenboro and Thomas had been living together as husband and wife and were reported to have had a child together.
-In 1917 [[Dan Thomas]] returned to South Africa and in October of that year he and Attenboro appeared in the revue ''[[S’Nice]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]].  This was followed by plays such as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' (Brieux), ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'' (Webster), ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' (a review?) and ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' (Montgomery), all but the first for the visiting [[American Dramatic Company]].  Following the arrival of [[Marie Tempest]], she joined this touring company for ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'' ( Kummer), ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'' (De Gresac and De Croisset), ''[[Penelope]]'' (Maugham) and ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'', all in 1918 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  By this time the South African newspapers referred to her as [[Mrs. Dan Thomas]].  It was also during this time that she acted in three films for [[African Film Productions]], namely ''[[Bond and Word]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]) and ''[[The Bridge]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918).  However, in 1918 she separated from Thomas and became involved with a bookmaker called Clifford Roberts, who was shot at the Carlton Hotel on 27 November of that year.  She and Dan Thomas were divorced in 1920.
+In 1917 [[Dan Thomas]] returned to South Africa and in October of that year he and Attenboro appeared in the revue ''[[S’Nice]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]].  This was followed by plays such as ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' (Brieux), ''[[Daddy Long-Legs]]'' (Webster), ''[[Turn to the Right]]'' (a review?) and ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]'' (Montgomery), all but the first for the visiting [[American Dramatic Company]].  Following the arrival of [[Marie Tempest]], she joined this touring company for ''[[Good Gracious, Annabelle!]]'' ( Kummer), ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'' (De Gresac and De Croisset), ''[[Penelope]]'' (Maugham) and ''[[The Duke of Killicrankie]]'' (Marshall), all in 1918 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  By this time the South African newspapers referred to her as [[Mrs. Dan Thomas]].  It was also during this time that she acted in three films for [[African Film Productions]], namely ''[[Bond and Word]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]) and ''[[The Bridge]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918).  However, in 1918 she separated from Thomas and became involved with a bookmaker called Clifford Roberts, who was shot at the Carlton Hotel on 27 November of that year.  She and Dan Thomas were divorced in 1920.
 In 1910, the British comedian [[Claude Dampier]] and his wife, [[Irene Vere]], had left for Australia and, in 1917, embarked upon an extended tour of South Africa that was to last up to October 1921. When he returned to Australia he was accompanied by [[Hilda Attenboro]] and there was some speculation that Ms. Attenboro was Dampier’s second wife as together they toured the vaudeville circuit in Australia and New Zealand.  They were a most popular duo and the local critics used adjectives such as “clever”, “charming”, “beautiful”, “vivacious” , “piquant” and, on one occasion, “plumply graceful” to describe her qualities. ''The Vice-Regals'' (1922) was especially popular. The following year she took the title role in the play ''Our Liz'' at the Grand Opera House in Sydney. However, they split up in 1922 and Dampier established a new partnership with comedienne Billy Carlyle while Attenboro joined first Stuart Mack’s Dramatic Players and then the Frank Neil Comedy Company. For the latter she acted in such plays as ''Meet the Wife'', ''Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath'' and ''The Best People''.