W.J. Holloway - Revision history

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 403-408.
-[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
+[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	He died in 1913.		He died in 1913.
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		+	His son, [[William Edwyn Crowther Holloway]], also became an actor and actor-manager, touring South Africa in 1913.

	''(For a partial list of his Australian productions, see the entry on s"W.J. Holloway" in [[AusStage]], [[The Australian Live Performance Database]])''[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/459132]		''(For a partial list of his Australian productions, see the entry on s"W.J. Holloway" in [[AusStage]], [[The Australian Live Performance Database]])''[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/459132]

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 Born [[William John Holloway]] in London, he emigrated to Australia in 1856, where he pursued his theatrical career in the years 1868-1898, "[[playing the Empire]]" with his company, becoming quite renowned, for his Shakespearean productions in particular.
-He was married to and died in 1913.
+He died in 1913.
 ''(For a partial list of his Australian productions, see the entry on s"W.J. Holloway" in [[AusStage]], [[The Australian Live Performance Database]])''[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/459132]

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 ===1901===
-In 1901 Holloway once more performed in Cape Town, doing ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' (Strange) and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Shakespeare).
+In 1901 Holloway once more performed in Cape Town, doing ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' (Strange), ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''.
 == Sources ==

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 403-408.
-Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
+[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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 His extensive repertoire during his first season in South Africa included performances of ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Richard III]]'', ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' and ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.
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 During one of a few return seasons he presented the first South African production of Wilson Barrett's popular play ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' (Barrett) in Cape Town on 23 June 1898, going on to play for four weeks.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 [[W.J. Holloway]] and his company were first brought to South Africa by the '''[[Wheeler Company]]''' in May, 1896, to perform a series of Shakespearian plays, ''inter alia'' at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. Variously known as the [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] and [[The Holloway Company]], the players included [[William Haviland]], [[Gerald Lawrence]], [[Leonard Rayne]], [[John Nesbitt]], [[Amy Coleridge]] and [[Amy Grace]].
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 His extensive repertoire during his first season in South Africa included performances of ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Richard III]]'', ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' and ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.
 During one of a few return seasons he presented the first South African production of Wilson Barrett's popular play ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' (Barrett) in Cape Town on 23 June 1898, going on to play for four weeks.
 In 1901 Holloway once more performed in Cape Town, doing ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' (Strange) and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Shakespeare).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[W.J. Holloway]] and his company were first brought to South Africa by the '''[[Wheeler Company]]''' in May, 1896, to perform a series of Shakespearian plays, ''inter alia'' at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. Known as the [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] (or sometimes referred to as [[The Holloway Company]]), the players included [[William Haviland]], [[Gerald Lawrence]], [[Leonard Rayne]], [[John Nesbitt]], [[Amy Coleridge]] and [[Amy Grace]].
+[[W.J. Holloway]] and his company were first brought to South Africa by the '''[[Wheeler Company]]''' in May, 1896, to perform a series of Shakespearian plays, ''inter alia'' at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. Variously known as the [[The Holloway Theatre Company]], [[The Holloway Company]], the players included [[William Haviland]], [[Gerald Lawrence]], [[Leonard Rayne]], [[John Nesbitt]], [[Amy Coleridge]] and [[Amy Grace]].
 The company's productions were extremely popular with the public - though the critic/historian [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) did not rate Holloway's acting abilities highly, finding his style to consist of "the worst features of the older school of acting".

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−	[[W.J. Holloway]] (1843-1913)[] was a British/Australian actor and manager	+	[[W.J. Holloway]] (1843-1913)[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/459132] was a British/Australian actor and manager

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==