Difference between revisions of "Olga Sturdee"
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| − | Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]] | + | Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] |
The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April. | The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April. | ||
Revision as of 07:10, 13 May 2020
Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship The Briton from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr Y. Blyth, Mr D. Burley, Mrs E. Burley, Mr J. Burley, Mr F. Farrell, Miss E. Gerrard, Miss G. Hay, Mr J.V. Laurel, Mr S. Laurel, Mr A. Laurel, Miss M. Malim, Mr Turner Parr, Mrs Turner Parr, Mr F. Pennington-Gush, Mr Y.G. Vane
The company may also have included a Mrs S. Robbins, a Miss E.H. Russel and a Miss B. Stackland (B. Stockland?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
