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[[Dorothy Gard'ner]] (19*-) Speech teacher (?*), Transvaal. ***
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[[Dorothy Gard'ner]] (?-1938) Johannesburg-based Speech and Drama teacher and writer.
  
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==Biography==
  
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She wrote a collection of verse, ''Verses for South African Children, Grown Up or Otherwise'' (published by J.L. Van Schaik, Ltd., Pretoria, 1936).
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Gard'ner established a studio in Johannesburg in 1926.
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She co-directed (with [[Cuthbert Rose]]) ''[[How the World Wags]]'' (1927, presented at the [[Jewish Guild Hall]], Johannesburg featuring students of Gard'ner and Rose)) .
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==Awards, etc==
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== Sources ==
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https://www.abebooks.com/VERSES-SOUTH-AFRICAN-CHILDREN-Grown-Dorothy/4379267405/bd
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[[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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 15 July 2026

Dorothy Gard'ner (?-1938) Johannesburg-based Speech and Drama teacher and writer.

Biography

She wrote a collection of verse, Verses for South African Children, Grown Up or Otherwise (published by J.L. Van Schaik, Ltd., Pretoria, 1936).

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

Gard'ner established a studio in Johannesburg in 1926.

She co-directed (with Cuthbert Rose) How the World Wags (1927, presented at the Jewish Guild Hall, Johannesburg featuring students of Gard'ner and Rose)) .

Awards, etc

Sources

https://www.abebooks.com/VERSES-SOUTH-AFRICAN-CHILDREN-Grown-Dorothy/4379267405/bd

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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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 ESAT Bibliography

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