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 == Stage Appearances ==
-Stage appearances in South Africa include: ''[[Tonight’s the Night]]'', ''[[Betty]]'', ''[[The Quaker Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Taxi]]'', ''[[Mr. Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Red Widow]]'', ''[[Theodore & Co]]'', ''[[So Long, Letty]]'', ''[[The Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Maid of the Mountains]]'', ''[[Princess Caprice]]'', ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' (pantomime), ''[[The Pink Lady]]'', ''[[High Jinks]]'', ''[[Arlette]]'', ''[[Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp]]'' (pantomime), ''[[Follow my Leader]]'', ''[[The Bing Boys on Broadway]]'', ''[[Bubbly]]'' & ''[[Babes in the Woods]]'' (pantomime).
+Stage appearances in South Africa include: ''[[Tonight’s the Night]]'', ''[[Betty]]'', ''[[The Quaker Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Taxi]]'', ''[[Mr. Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Red Widow]]'', ''[[Theodore & Co.]]'', ''[[So Long, Letty]]'', ''[[The Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Maid of the Mountains]]'', ''[[Princess Caprice]]'', ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' (pantomime), ''[[The Pink Lady]]'', ''[[High Jinks]]'', ''[[Arlette]]'', ''[[Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp]]'' (pantomime), ''[[Follow my Leader]]'', ''[[The Bing Boys on Broadway]]'', ''[[Bubbly]]'' & ''[[Babes in the Woods]]'' (pantomime).
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 When Wray and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married Rita in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
-In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with he returning to England and she remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which ran from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)
+In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with he returning to England and she remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which was on the air from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)
 == Stage Appearances ==

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 When, in 1920, Thomas Pauncefort sailed for Australia, the [[S.A. Pictorial]] called him “one of the cleverest and most versatile comedians South Africa has ever seen”.  Certainly, during the four years he spent in the country, “Tommy” Pauncefort became immensely popular with the theatre-going public.  He was born Thomas Pauncefort Bailey and was active in repertory from an early age, with the internet reflecting several appearances at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.  In 1907 he acted in ''When Knights Were Bold'', which is probably when he met actress Eva Leonard Boyne, whom he married in 1908.  In October 1912 he was part of a group of actors (including Reginald Denny) who left for Yokohama via Bombay for an extended tour of the Far East and there is a record of him appearing in ''The Girl in the Taxi'' at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore.  In June 1914 he was back in England to support [[Florence Wray]] on her tour of the counties.
-When Wray and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married [[Rita Reuas]] in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
+When Wray and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married Rita in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
 In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with he returning to England and she remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which ran from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)

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 When, in 1920, Thomas Pauncefort sailed for Australia, the [[S.A. Pictorial]] called him “one of the cleverest and most versatile comedians South Africa has ever seen”.  Certainly, during the four years he spent in the country, “Tommy” Pauncefort became immensely popular with the theatre-going public.  He was born Thomas Pauncefort Bailey and was active in repertory from an early age, with the internet reflecting several appearances at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.  In 1907 he acted in ''When Knights Were Bold'', which is probably when he met actress Eva Leonard Boyne, whom he married in 1908.  In October 1912 he was part of a group of actors (including Reginald Denny) who left for Yokohama via Bombay for an extended tour of the Far East and there is a record of him appearing in ''The Girl in the Taxi'' at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore.  In June 1914 he was back in England to support [[Florence Wray]] on her tour of the counties.
-When she and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married [[Rita Reuas]] in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
+When Wray and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married [[Rita Reuas]] in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
 In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with he returning to England and she remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which ran from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)

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 When she and her writer/producer [[R.G. Hunter]] came to South Africa in May 1916, he was with them and made his first appearance at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg on 29 May 1916.  When Wray and Hunter returned to England, Pauncefort transferred to the [[London Gaiety Company]], which is where he met [[Rita Reuas]] (real name Rita Sauer), an Australian actress who had originally come to South Africa with the chorus of the [[J.C. Williamson]] Gilbert & Sullivan Company.  He and Eva Leonard Boyne were divorced in 1915 and he married [[Rita Reuas]] in Cape Town in October 1916.  For the [[London Gaiety Company]] he acted in many plays, usually starting off at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg and then taking them to the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town and the [[Theatre Royal]] in Durban.  In May 1918 it was announced that the couple would be joining Maurice E. Bandman for a tour of India, but an offer from [[African Theatres]] to make him a producer persuaded him to stay on.  During this time he also acted in his only film, starring opposite [[Madge Fabian]] in ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' (1919), directed by [[Dick Cruikshanks]].  Finally, in May 1920, he and Rita sailed for Australia under contract to J. & N. Tait Ltd and he made his first appearance in Sydney in the very popular musical ''Irene''.
-In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with him returning to England and her remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which ran from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)
+In 1921 he resumed his theatrical career in England, but made one more visit to South Africa, appearing in a command performance of the musical ''[[Sally]]'' (1925) at the [[Empire Theatre]] for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) when he visited the country.  Thomas and Rita were divorced in New South Wales in 1939, with he returning to England and she remaining in Australia, where she enjoyed a successful acting career, particularly in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'', which ran from 1941 to 1954.  As Rita Pauncefort she also acted in a number of films. In later years offers from producers became and fewer and fewer, and in December 1949 Thomas Pauncefort applied for a job in the Civil Service.  He is said to have died in 1963.  (FO)
 == Stage Appearances ==

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-(b. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, **/**/1885 – d. Ealing, London **/**/1963). British stage actor Thomas Pauncefort apparently came from a theatrical family and was active in repertory, with the internet reflecting a number of appearances at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.  In 1907 he acted in ''When Knights Were Bold'', which is probably when he met actress Eva Leonard Boyne, who at one stage was married to him.  There is an archival record of him boarding a ship sailing for Yokohama in 1912 and in 1913 he acted in ''The Girl in the Taxi'' at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore.  There is also a photograph  of him taken “somewhere in China”.  However, in October 1916 he was in Cape Town and married actress Rita Sauer, who was Australian and was touring South Africa at the time.  As Rita Pauncefort (and also Ponsford) she acted in a number of Australian films.
+(b. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, 22/12/1884 – d. Ealing, London, **/**/1963).  British actor, producer.
-In South Africa Pauncefort was part of the [[London Gaiety Company]] and acted in such plays as ''[[Mr. Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Red Widow]]'' and ''[[Theodore & Co]]'', all in 1917.  During this time he also acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in shows like  ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], ''[[Bubbly]]'', with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919).   During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical  ''Irene''.  Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town.  IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort’s Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959.  She also became immensely popular as Elsie in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'' (1941-1954) (FO)
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	(b. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, //1885 – d. Ealing, London //1963). British stage actor Thomas Pauncefort apparently came from a theatrical family and was active in repertory, with the internet reflecting a number of appearances at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. In 1907 he acted in ''When Knights Were Bold'', which is probably when he met actress Eva Leonard Boyne, who at one stage was married to him. There is an archival record of him boarding a ship sailing for Yokohama in 1912 and in 1913 he acted in ''The Girl in the Taxi'' at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore. There is also a photograph of him taken “somewhere in China”. However, in October 1916 he was in Cape Town and married actress Rita Sauer, who was Australian and was touring South Africa at the time. As Rita Pauncefort (and also Ponsford) she acted in a number of Australian films.		(b. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, //1885 – d. Ealing, London //1963). British stage actor Thomas Pauncefort apparently came from a theatrical family and was active in repertory, with the internet reflecting a number of appearances at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. In 1907 he acted in ''When Knights Were Bold'', which is probably when he met actress Eva Leonard Boyne, who at one stage was married to him. There is an archival record of him boarding a ship sailing for Yokohama in 1912 and in 1913 he acted in ''The Girl in the Taxi'' at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore. There is also a photograph of him taken “somewhere in China”. However, in October 1916 he was in Cape Town and married actress Rita Sauer, who was Australian and was touring South Africa at the time. As Rita Pauncefort (and also Ponsford) she acted in a number of Australian films.

−	In South Africa Pauncefort was part of the [[London Gaiety Company]] and acted in such plays as ''[[Mr. Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Red Widow]]'' and ''[[Theodore & Co]]'', all in 1917. During this time he also acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in shows like ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], ''[[Bubbly]]'', with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort’s Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. She also became immensely popular as Elsie in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'' (1941-1954) (FO)	+	In South Africa Pauncefort was part of the [[London Gaiety Company]] and acted in such plays as ''[[Mr. Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Red Widow]]'' and ''[[Theodore & Co]]'', all in 1917. During this time he also acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in shows like ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], ''[[Bubbly]]'', with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort’s Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. She also became immensely popular as Elsie in the long-running radio show ''Ada and Elsie'' (1941-1954) (FO)

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−	It was during his stay in South Africa that Pauncefort acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], [[Bubbly]], with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort's Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. (FO)	+	It was during his stay in South Africa that Pauncefort acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], ''[[Bubbly]]'', with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort's Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. (FO)

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	It was during his stay in South Africa that Pauncefort acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], [[Bubbly]], with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort's Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. (FO)		It was during his stay in South Africa that Pauncefort acted in the film ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), which starred [[Madge Fabian]]. On the stage he appeared in ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'', with [[Dan Thomas]], [[Bubbly]], with [[Billie Browne]] and [[Florence Creagh]], and ''[[The Babes in the Woods]]'', with [[George Taylor]] and [[Alec Kellaway]], all at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1919). During 1920/21 he was in Australia and toured with the musical ''Irene''. Between 1923 and 1932 he was primarily in Great Britain, but in mid-1925 he was back in South Africa and appeared in the musical revue ''[[Sally]]'', first at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg and afterwards at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. IMDb lists Rita Pauncefort's Australian films as having been made between 1935 and 1959. (FO)
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