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[[Rhodes Dramatic Society]]

=Contribution to South African Theatre=

June 22, 1947: First presented by the [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] at [[Rhodes University College]]'s [[Great Hall]] for three days preceding the staging in the Grahamstown Cathedral. Directed by [[Leon Gluckman]], also in the lead role, with [[Godfrey le May]] as "Archbishop Thomas a Becket," Professor [[Kenneth White]] and [[Norman Addleson]]. Decor by [[Ronnie Phillips]]. The presentation was not without controversy, as a letters to Grahamstown's daily newspaper, [[Grocott's Mail]], recorded:

"Staging a play in the House of God is sacrilege," complained one letter writer. Another writer said the play in the Cathedral should "be avoided by all who object to a Christian martyr's suffering being made a Sunday evening 'box-office-draw'." A supporter of the play wrote, "Well-informed people should rejoice that the Cathedral of Grahamstown . . . would provide an appropriate setting and decor for one of the finest and most spiritual dramas of the present century."

The Dean of Grahamstown said he was convinced the majority was not opposed to it and pointed out that ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]'' had been presented in Canterbury Cathedral (Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury), Salisbury Cathedral, England, and Johannesburg Cathedral

The play was staged at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] when it's run in Grahamstown was completed.

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[[Saturday Post]], , 1947.

[[Saturday Post]], August 23, 1947.

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 August 16, 1947: The [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] competed in the [[Grahamstown District Festival]] by staging ''[[Saint Joan]]''. The play was produced by [[Godfrey le May]], and starred [[Wendy Christie]] starred as "Joan", and [[John Rex]] revelled in the role of "De Stogumber".
-September 5, 1947: [[Rhodes University College]] entered [[Godfrey le May]]'s production of ''[[Saint Joan]]''", in the [[Eastern Province and Border National Play Festival]] held in East London at the ???. The adjudicators were Mme. [[Tamara Samsonov]] and [[Alan Warner]].
+September 5, 1947: [[Rhodes University College]] entered [[Godfrey le May]]'s production of ''[[Saint Joan]]''", in the [[Eastern Province and Border National Play Festival]] held in East London at the ???. [[Penelope Mills]] starred as "Saint Joan". The adjudicators were Mme. [[Tamara Samsonov]] and [[Alan Warner]].
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 August 16, 1947: The [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] competed in the [[Grahamstown District Festival]] by staging ''[[Saint Joan]]''. The play was produced by [[Godfrey le May]], and starred [[Wendy Christie]] starred as "Joan", and [[John Rex]] revelled in the role of "De Stogumber".
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 The play was staged at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] when it's run in Grahamstown was completed.
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+August 16, 1947: The [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] competed in the [[Grahamstown District Festival]] by staging ''[[Saint Joan]]''. The play was produced by [[Godfrey le May]], and starred [[Wendy Christie]] starred as "Joan", and [[John Rex]] revelled in the role of "De Stogumber".
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-June 22, 1947: First presented by the [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] at [[Rhodes University College]]'s [[Great Hall]] for three days preceding the staging in the Grahamstown Cathedral. Directed by [[Leon Gluckman]], also in the lead role, with [[Godfrey le May]] as "Archbishop Thomas a Becket," Professor [[Kenneth White]] and [[Norman Addleson]]. Decor by [[Ronnie Phillips]]. The presentation was not without controversy, as a letters to Grahamstown's daily newspaper, [[Grocott's Mail]], recorded:
+June 22, 1947: ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]'' was first presented by the [[Rhodes Dramatic Society]] at [[Rhodes University College]]'s [[Great Hall]] for three days preceding the staging in the Grahamstown Cathedral. Directed by [[Leon Gluckman]], also in the lead role, with [[Godfrey le May]] as "Archbishop Thomas a Becket," Professor [[Kenneth White]] and [[Norman Addleson]]. Decor by [[Ronnie Phillips]]. The presentation was not without controversy, as a letters to Grahamstown's daily newspaper, [[Grocott's Mail]], recorded:
 "Staging a play in the House of God is sacrilege," complained one letter writer. Another writer said the play in the Cathedral should "be avoided by all who object to a Christian martyr's suffering being made a Sunday evening 'box-office-draw'." A supporter of the play wrote, "Well-informed people should rejoice that the Cathedral of Grahamstown . . . would provide an appropriate setting and decor for one of the finest and most spiritual dramas of the present century."
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 The play was staged at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] when it's run in Grahamstown was completed.
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