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[[Nance O'Neill]] (1874 – 1965) was an Amercan actress of stage and film.  (Also known as [[Nancy O'Neill]])
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[[Nance O'Neill]] (1874 – 1965)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nance_O'Neil] was an Amercan actress of stage and film.   
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(Also known as [[Nancy O'Neill]])
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== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
 
She was brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in 1901, most probably ''en route'' to or from Australia, where she had become well known.   
 
She was brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in 1901, most probably ''en route'' to or from Australia, where she had become well known.   
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In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]''.
 
In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]''.
  
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== Sources ==
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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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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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.
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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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Revision as of 06:35, 24 April 2021

Nance O'Neill (1874 – 1965)[1] was an Amercan actress of stage and film.

(Also known as Nancy O'Neill)

Biography

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

She was brought out to South Africa by the Wheeler Brothers in 1901, most probably en route to or from Australia, where she had become well known.

In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's Magda, Dumas's Camille, Sardou's plays Tosca and Fedora, Queen Elizabeth, Sheridan's The School for Scandal, Peg Woffington and The Jewess.

Sources

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 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.

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

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