Sybil Summers - Revision history

Miriamt at 06:59, 6 August 2018

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 Also worked for [[Taubie Kushlick]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead in ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1972).
-She went on to become the sourcing agent for the [[Quibell Brothers]] and their various international shows, for example bringing [[Norman Wisdom]] to South Africa (becoming his local agent and personal manager), followed by other british performers such as [[Cilla Black]], [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]].
+She went on to become the sourcing agent for the [[Quibell Brothers]] and their various international shows, for example bringing [[Norman Wisdom]] to South Africa (becoming his local agent and personal manager), followed by other British performers such as [[Cilla Black]], [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]].
 She eventually founded the [[Sybil Summers Agency]] in Cape Town, which she ran with her son, [[Geoff Burmeister]], and became involved with [[Three Arts Theatre]] and for a time owned on a lease the [[Labia Theatre]].

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−	[[Sybil Summers]] (19**-) ~~was~~ a dancer, performer, artist's agent and manager.	+	[[Sybil Summers]] (19**-) is a dancer, performer, artist's agent and manager.

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 == Biography ==
-Three times a British Dancing champion and a stage performer, who performed in cabaret throughout the world.
+Three times a British Dancing champion and a stage performer, who performed in cabaret throughout the world. Mother of agent and businessman [[Geoff Burmeister]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 Also worked for [[Taubie Kushlick]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead in ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1972).
-She went on to become the sourcing agent for the [[Quibell Brothers]] and their various international shows, for example bringing [[Norman Wisdom]] to South Africa (becoming his local agent and personal manager), followed by [[Cilla Black]], [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]].
+She went on to become the sourcing agent for the [[Quibell Brothers]] and their various international shows, for example bringing [[Norman Wisdom]] to South Africa (becoming his local agent and personal manager), followed by other british performers such as [[Cilla Black]], [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]].
 She eventually founded the [[Sybil Summers Agency]] in Cape Town, which she ran with her son, [[Geoff Burmeister]], and became involved with [[Three Arts Theatre]] and for a time owned on a lease the [[Labia Theatre]].

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 She eventually founded the [[Sybil Summers Agency]] in Cape Town, which she ran with her son, [[Geoff Burmeister]], and became involved with [[Three Arts Theatre]] and for a time owned on a lease the [[Labia Theatre]].
-Among the shows and performers she managed have been:
+Among the shows and performers she has been involved with as agent or manager have been:
 : ''[[Rosemarie on Ice]]'', ''[[Sinbad on Ice]]'',
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 : [[Foster and Allen]] (May)
 == Sources ==

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 : Jamaican reggae deejay [[Prince Far I]] (April), [[Spike Milligan]] (May),
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+: [[Richard Clayderman]] (May), [[Joe Dolan]] (October)
-: [[Clarence Carter]] (February), [[Spike Milligan]] (August), Rolf Harris (August), [[Heino]] (October), [[Joe Dolan]] (October)
+: [[Clarence Carter]] (February), [[Spike Milligan]] (August), Rolf Harris (August), [[Heino]] (October), [[Joe Dolan]] (October), [[Geraldine Brannigan]]
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+: [[Foster and Allen]] (May)
 The ''[[Kokusai Revue]]''.

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 She did several plays  with [[Leonard Schach]] including ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'',
-Also worked for [[Taubie Kushlick]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1972).
+Also worked for [[Taubie Kushlick]], ''inter alia'' playing the lead in ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1972).
 She went on to become the sourcing agent for the [[Quibell Brothers]] and their various international shows, for example bringing [[Norman Wisdom]] to South Africa (becoming his local agent and personal manager), followed by [[Cilla Black]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]].
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 : [[Shelly Berman]] (January), [[Brook Benton]] (January), [[George Zamphir]] (February), [[The Platters]] (February),  [[Chubby Checker]] and [[Freddie and the Dreamers]] (March), ''[[Carnival La District Six]]'' (March), [[Betty Wright]] (April), [[Roberta Kelly]] and [[O.C. Smith]] (July), [[Dobie Gray]] (July) [[Clarence Carter]] (August), [[Tina Turner]] (August).
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+: Jamaican reggae deejay [[Prince Far I]] (April
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 : ''[[Rosemarie on Ice]]'', ''[[Sinbad on Ice]]'',
-: ''[[Harry Secombe]]'' (Rhodesia)
+: [[Harry Secombe]] (Rhodesia)
 : ''[[Monte Carlo Revue]]'' (December)