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[[Olga Sturdee]] (fl 1915) was an actress and musical hall performer
  
  
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Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company of [[music hall]] artists 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]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]]. ([[S.G. Vane]] or [[Sutton Vane]]?)
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Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Norah Sturdee]].  
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), possibly with [[Luscombe Searelle ]]'s theatrical company, for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' 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]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.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.
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== Sources ==
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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sturdee-14
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E-mail correspondence with Nick Jackson about [[Norah Sturdee]] and the South African tour (1 May 2020).
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Further correspondence and documentation (also on [[Olga Sturdee]]) provided by Nick Jackson on 12 May, 2020.
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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.
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Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities S]]
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Revision as of 10:40, 13 May 2020

Olga Sturdee (fl 1915) was an actress and musical hall performer


Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of Norah Sturdee.


Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), possibly with Luscombe Searelle 's theatrical company, for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of music hall artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship The Briton 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, Mrs M.L. Royle, Miss O. Sturdee (G. Sturdee?), Mr F. Pennington-Gush, Mr Y.G. Vane (could also by S.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.




Sources

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sturdee-14

E-mail correspondence with Nick Jackson about Norah Sturdee and the South African tour (1 May 2020).

Further correspondence and documentation (also on Olga Sturdee) provided by Nick Jackson on 12 May, 2020.

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities S

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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