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 Besides these teaching appointments, her theatrical involvement also included coaching actors for Prof [[William H. Bell]]'s first productions (''[[Everyman]]'' and ''[[Hippolytus]]'') at the [[Stal Plein Hotel]] - which at the time was the home of the [[South African College of Music]] at the [[University of Cape Town]], participation in the 1916 ''[[Shakespearian Concert]]'' (as part of the [[Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration]] in the Cape Town) and staging ''[[Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden]]'' at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] in 1919.
-In 1920, she staged two plays with her junior students: ''[[The Little White Thought]]'' and ''[[Paddly Pools]]''.
+In 1920, she staged two plays with her junior students: ''[[The Little White Thought]]'' and ''[[Paddly Pools]]'' (both by British playwright and actor Miles Malleson).
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	Besides these teaching appointments, her theatrical involvement also included coaching actors for Prof [[William H. Bell]]'s first productions (''[[Everyman]]'' and ''[[Hippolytus]]'') at the [[Stal Plein Hotel]] - which at the time was the home of the [[South African College of Music]] at the [[University of Cape Town]], participation in the 1916 ''[[Shakespearian Concert]]'' (as part of the [[Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration]] in the Cape Town) and staging ''[[Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden]]'' at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] in 1919.		Besides these teaching appointments, her theatrical involvement also included coaching actors for Prof [[William H. Bell]]'s first productions (''[[Everyman]]'' and ''[[Hippolytus]]'') at the [[Stal Plein Hotel]] - which at the time was the home of the [[South African College of Music]] at the [[University of Cape Town]], participation in the 1916 ''[[Shakespearian Concert]]'' (as part of the [[Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration]] in the Cape Town) and staging ''[[Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden]]'' at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] in 1919.
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		+	In 1920, she staged two plays with her junior students: ''[[The Little White Thought]]'' and ''[[Paddly Pools]]''.

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 Having finished her studies, she returned to South Africa in 1912, where she was appointed as teacher of elocution at the [[South African College of Music]] in Cape Town, while also teaching at the Good Hope Seminary, St Cyprian's School, the Wynberg Girls' High School and the Ellersley School for Girls.
-Shortly after Prof. [[W.H. Bell]] became principal of South African College of Music in 1912, he appointed Freund as head of the [[Department of Speech Training]].
+Shortly after Prof. [[W.H. Bell]] became principal of [[South African College of Music]] in 1912, he appointed Freund as head of the Department of Speech Training.
 Besides these teaching appointments, her theatrical involvement also included coaching actors for Prof [[William H. Bell]]'s first productions (''[[Everyman]]'' and ''[[Hippolytus]]'') at the [[Stal Plein Hotel]] - which at the time was the home of the [[South African College of Music]] at the [[University of Cape Town]], participation in the 1916 ''[[Shakespearian Concert]]'' (as part of the [[Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration]] in the Cape Town) and staging ''[[Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden]]'' at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] in 1919.

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 ==Biography==
-[[Wilhelmina Louisa Ida Freund]] was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on 17 March 1890, when her parents, John Freund and Metha Mentzel, were temporarily in Europe. Shortly after her birth, the family returned to South Africa, settling in the Orange Free State, where Minna's formative years unfolded. She was educated at Milburn House in Cape Town and later in Edinburgh. In 1909, she moved to London to pursue professional training at the [[Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art]] under the renowned [[Elsie Fogerty]].
+[[Wilhelmina Louisa Ida Freund]] was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on 17 March 1890, when her parents, John Freund and Metha Mentzel, were temporarily in Europe. Shortly after her birth, the family returned to South Africa, settling in the Orange Free State, where Minna's formative years unfolded. She was educated at Milburn House in Cape Town and later in Edinburgh. In 1909, she moved to London to pursue professional training at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art under the renowned [[Elsie Fogerty]].
 Mother of [[Christina de Villiers]] (néé Botha, aka [[Kina de Villiers]])  and [[Betty Hugo|Betty (Botha) Hugo]].

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 [[Sjoerd Alkema]]. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". [[University of Cape Town]]. Unpublished PhD thesis.
-E-mail correspondence from Charl de Villiers, read 10 May, 2026..
+E-mail correspondence from Charl de Villiers[https://www.linkedin.com/in/charl-de-villiers-550969261/], read 10 May, 2026.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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-[[Minna Freund]] (1890-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher. Her name also written Mina in some documents.
+[[Minna Freund]] (1890-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher.
-Also found as '''[[Mina Freund]]'''
+Also found as '''[[Mina Freund]]''' in some documents.
 ==Biography==
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 [[Wilhelmina Louisa Ida Freund]] was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on 17 March 1890, when her parents, John Freund and Metha Mentzel, were temporarily in Europe. Shortly after her birth, the family returned to South Africa, settling in the Orange Free State, where Minna's formative years unfolded. She was educated at Milburn House in Cape Town and later in Edinburgh. In 1909, she moved to London to pursue professional training at the [[Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art]] under the renowned [[Elsie Fogerty]].
-Mother of Christina (‘Kina’) de Villiers (néé Botha) and [[Betty Hugo|Betty (Botha) Hugo]].
+Mother of [[Christina de Villiers]] (néé Botha, aka [[Kina de Villiers]])  and [[Betty Hugo|Betty (Botha) Hugo]].
 She passed away on 6 December 1938 in Bloemfontein, South Africa

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−	[[Minna Freund]] (~~1990~~-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher. Her name also written Mina in some documents.	+	[[Minna Freund]] (1890-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher. Her name also written Mina in some documents.

	Also found as '''[[Mina Freund]]'''		Also found as '''[[Mina Freund]]'''

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 [[Peter Merrington]], 2009. "Loyal Memory: The Tercentenary in Colonial Cape Town". In ''The Shakespearean International Yearbook'' Volume 9: Special section, South African Shakespeare in the Twentieth Century. (Guest editor: [[Laurence Wright]]) 29-45.
-https://sahistory.org.za/dated-event/actress-and-teacher-wilhelmina-freund-born
+https://sahistory.org.za/people/wilhelmina-louisa-freund
 https://www.facebook.com/ndaviral/photos/on-this-day-17-march-1890-exactly-136-years-ago-germany-south-africaon-this-day-/1348119484002320/

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-[[Minna Freund]] (19**-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher. Her name also written Mina in some documents.
+[[Minna Freund]] (1990-1938) Actress, voice artist and speech teacher. Her name also written Mina in some documents.
 Also found as '''[[Mina Freund]]'''
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 Mother of Christina (‘Kina’) de Villiers (néé Botha) and [[Betty Hugo|Betty (Botha) Hugo]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==