Rita Maas - Revision history

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	She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films.		She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films.
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		+	She was married in 1943 to [[Maurice Phillips]] (1912-?).

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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-[[Rita Maas]] studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films.
+[[Rita Maas]] (1919-?). Actress, director, drama teacher.
 Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.
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 ''[[Trek]]'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18.
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-[[Rita Maas]] studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.
+[[Rita Maas]] studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films.
 She directed ''[[Robert's Wife]]'' in 1941 and had a role in ''[[Laura]]'' in 1948.
-Founder of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama in Cape Town?
+Founder of the [[Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama]] in Cape Town.
 == Sources ==
 ''[[Trek]]'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18.

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+[[Rita Maas]] studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.
 She directed ''[[Robert's Wife]]'' in 1941 and had a role in ''[[Laura]]'' in 1948.
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+Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]]
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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 == Sources ==
-''Trek'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18.
+''[[Trek]]'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18.
+== Return to ==
-Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]]
+to [[ESAT Personalities M]]
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 Rita Maas studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.
-She directed ''[[Robert's Wife]]'' in 1941.
+She directed ''[[Robert's Wife]]'' in 1941 and had a role in ''[[Laura]]'' in 1948.
 Founder of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama in Cape Town?

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	Rita Maas studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.		Rita Maas studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa.
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		+	She directed ''[[Robert's Wife]]'' in 1941.

	Founder of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama in Cape Town?		Founder of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama in Cape Town?

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−	Rita Maas studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work.	+	Rita Maas studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the late 1930s. She won the Anmer Hall and Forbes-Robertson Awards for best performances of the year and for speaking Shakespearean verse and was active in troop entertainment and took small parts in several George Formby and Arthur Askey films. Did broadcasting work in SA during World War II, due to the absence of professional theatre work in South Africa..

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	''Trek'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18		''Trek'' 20 Aug 1940, p 18
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]