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 ''The S.A. Merry-Go-Round'', 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929.
-[[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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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]].
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.422, 425
-''The S.A. Merry-Go-Round'', 2(4):28. August 21st, 1929.
+[[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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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 the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 In 1899 he was back in Cape Town with ''inter alia''  ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[The Lyons Mail]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Bells]]'' (Robertson).
-During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town and His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg; and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
+During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town and [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg; and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
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 In 1899 he was back in Cape Town with ''inter alia''  ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[The Lyons Mail]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Bells]]'' (Robertson).
-During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
+During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town and His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg; and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
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-Lauded by the Cape Town critic [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) as "an extraordinarily gifted actor, capable of playing a wide range of parts." He started out in South Africa to play second lead to Holloway, but later went on to perform in his own productions.
+Lauded by the Cape Town critic [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) as "an extraordinarily gifted actor, capable of playing a wide range of parts." He started out in South Africa to play second lead to [[W.J. Holloway]], but later went on to perform in his own productions.
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 He married [[Amy Coleridge]] in Chicago on 18 February 1884. They had two children , and were later divorced, possibly 1901.
-He and his family left Irving in 1895 to tour South Africa with the Holloway and his Shakespearean company under the auspices of [[The Wheelers]], and in 1897 he  and [[Gerald Lawrence]] (1873-1957)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Lawrence], founded the [[William Haviland and Gerald Lawrence Shakespearean Company]] to tour in South Africa once again.
+He and his family left Irving in 1895 to tour South Africa with  [[W.J. Holloway]] and his Shakespearean company under the auspices of [[The Wheelers]], and in 1897 he  and [[Gerald Lawrence]] (1873-1957)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Lawrence], founded the [[William Haviland and Gerald Lawrence Shakespearean Company]] to tour in South Africa once again.
 In 1899 he (or the company) did a season in Cape Town that included ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[The Lyons Mail]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Bells]]''.

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 Lauded by the Cape Town critic [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) as "an extraordinarily gifted actor, capable of playing a wide range of parts." He started out in South Africa to play second lead to Holloway, but later went on to perform in his own productions.
-Among his many roles over time Boonzaier specifically notes his "Svengali" in ''[[Trilby]]'', "Iago" in ''[[Hamlet]]'', "Matthias" in ''[[The Bells]]'',  "Macaire" in and his performance in ''[[The Lyons Mail]]''.
+Among his many roles over time Boonzaier specifically notes his "Svengali" in ''[[Trilby]]'', "Iago" in ''[[Hamlet]]'', "Matthias" in ''[[The Bells]]'',  "Macaire" in ''[[Robert Macaire, or The Roadside Inn Turned Inside Out]]'' and his performance in ''[[The Lyons Mail]]''.
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 == Contribution to South African theatre ==
-Haviland visited South Africa quite regularly as actor-manager over the years.
+Haviland visited South Africa quite regularly as actor-manager over the years, and had a distinct influence in both capacities.
 In September of 1896 he and [[Frank de Jong]] formed the [[De Jong and Haviland]] company and which leased the Cape Town [[Opera House]] almost continuously from 1896-1905.
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 In 1899 he was back in Cape Town with ''inter alia''  ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[The Lyons Mail]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Bells]]'' (Robertson).
 During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
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 In 1899 he was back in Cape Town with ''inter alia''  ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[The Lyons Mail]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Bells]]'' (Robertson).
-During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Ressurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
+During the 1905 season Haviland and his company presented productions of ''[[Leah Kleschna]]'' (McLellan) and ''[[Resurrection]]'' (Tolstoy) at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, and during July and August of 1906 he appeared in another season with productions of  ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Bells]]'' and ''[[The Man Who Was]]'' - according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), unfortunately with a poor quality company that included [[Edith Latimer]] as leading lady.
 Among his many roles over time Boonzaier (1923) specifically notes his "Svengali" in ''[[Trilby]]'', "Iago" in ''[[Hamlet]]'', "Matthias" in ''[[The Bells]]'',  "Macaire" in and his performance in ''[[The Lyons Mail]]''.