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| + | (b. Liverpool, 14/12/1862 - d. Bulawayo, 25/11/1932. Actor, theatrical manager, playwright. Edward (Timothy) Vincent left England for Australia at an early age and made his debut at the Melbourne Opera House on Christmas Eve 1885. In 1891 he appeared in the play ''Claudian'' at the Prince’s Theatre in Bristol, in 1895 he toured with Wilson Barrett’s hugely popular ''The Sign of the Cross'' and in 1908 he was in ''London With the Lid Off'' at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, but in between he was in South Africa, appearing on the stage in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. In 1904 a New Zealand newspaper reported that he was “piloting Johnny Sheridan’s Company through South Africa“ and at one stage he was also associated with [[Leonard Rayne]], as well as with the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]]. In fact, for the Wheelers he staged [[J.M. Barrie]]’s [[Walker, London]] on the occasion of the opening of the new [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] on 1 December 1892. During this time he also toured the country with a one-man presentation of [[A Christmas Carol]]. A performance in Grahamstown (held in the Albany Hall in October 1906) was said to have lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. In 1894 he was one of the founders of Cape Town's famous Owl Club and in 1909 he was its President. Amongst his most significant roles in this country were Pope Pius in [[The Eternal City]], Zakkuri in [[The Darling of the Gods]] and the merchant on the jury in the stage version of Tolstoy’s [[Resurrection]]. In England he also directed Ethel Irving and [[Frank Cellier]] in ''The Ware Case'', with [[Harcourt Collett]] in a supporting role. | ||
| − | + | All the films in which he featured were shot between 1918 and 1920 while he was with [[African Film Productions]]. By that time he was a distinguished-looking, white-haired gentleman and the parts he played corresponded to his age and appearance. The films were: [[The Voice of the Waters]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1918), [[The Bridge]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), ''[[Fallen Leaves]]'' ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), [[Allan Quatermain]] ([[H. Lisle Lucoque]]/1919), [[With Edged Tools]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1919), ''[[Isban Israel]]'' / ''[[The Buried City]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1920), [[Prester John]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920) and [[The Madcap of the Veld]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1919). During this time he worked as a scenario editor for AFP and also wrote the screenplay for [[Prester John]]. | |
| − | + | In later years he gradually withdrew from the stage, though he still gave occasional recitals and was active as a producer in the amateur theatre. He settled in Bulawayo, where he became the Rhodesian manager of [[African Consolidated Theatres]]. (FO) | |
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Revision as of 16:15, 4 April 2018
(b. Liverpool, 14/12/1862 - d. Bulawayo, 25/11/1932. Actor, theatrical manager, playwright. Edward (Timothy) Vincent left England for Australia at an early age and made his debut at the Melbourne Opera House on Christmas Eve 1885. In 1891 he appeared in the play Claudian at the Prince’s Theatre in Bristol, in 1895 he toured with Wilson Barrett’s hugely popular The Sign of the Cross and in 1908 he was in London With the Lid Off at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, but in between he was in South Africa, appearing on the stage in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. In 1904 a New Zealand newspaper reported that he was “piloting Johnny Sheridan’s Company through South Africa“ and at one stage he was also associated with Leonard Rayne, as well as with the Wheeler Theatre Company. In fact, for the Wheelers he staged J.M. Barrie’s Walker, London on the occasion of the opening of the new Port Elizabeth Opera House on 1 December 1892. During this time he also toured the country with a one-man presentation of A Christmas Carol. A performance in Grahamstown (held in the Albany Hall in October 1906) was said to have lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. In 1894 he was one of the founders of Cape Town's famous Owl Club and in 1909 he was its President. Amongst his most significant roles in this country were Pope Pius in The Eternal City, Zakkuri in The Darling of the Gods and the merchant on the jury in the stage version of Tolstoy’s Resurrection. In England he also directed Ethel Irving and Frank Cellier in The Ware Case, with Harcourt Collett in a supporting role.
All the films in which he featured were shot between 1918 and 1920 while he was with African Film Productions. By that time he was a distinguished-looking, white-haired gentleman and the parts he played corresponded to his age and appearance. The films were: The Voice of the Waters (Joseph Albrecht/1918), The Bridge (Dick Cruikshanks/1918), Fallen Leaves (Dick Cruikshanks/1919), Allan Quatermain (H. Lisle Lucoque/1919), With Edged Tools (Joseph Albrecht/1919), Isban Israel / The Buried City (Joseph Albrecht/1920), Prester John (Dick Cruikshanks/1920) and The Madcap of the Veld (Joseph Albrecht/1919). During this time he worked as a scenario editor for AFP and also wrote the screenplay for Prester John.
In later years he gradually withdrew from the stage, though he still gave occasional recitals and was active as a producer in the amateur theatre. He settled in Bulawayo, where he became the Rhodesian manager of African Consolidated Theatres. (FO)
Sources
Dictionary of South African Biography
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
Ranby, W.E. - The Owl Club
http://scifac.ru.ac.za/cathedral/spire/dec06/oldtimes.htm
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