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[[Phil Levard]] (19**-). Stage director. Also known as [[Philip D. Levard]]
 
[[Phil Levard]] (19**-). Stage director. Also known as [[Philip D. Levard]]
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==Biography==
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Stage name of  Philip Dennis Spencer. He married [[Violet Low]] in 1929.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He was the producer of most of [[African Theatres]]’ major productions in the 1940s.
 
  
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In 1939 he did the pantomime ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', in 1941 ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]] with an all children cast. In 1943 he had a huge success with ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]], Johannesburg and helped the country celebrate the end of the war with ''[[The Peepshow of 1945]]''.
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===As writer===
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He co-wrote (with [[Frank Dix]]) and directed ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', presented by [[African Theatres]] in 1922/1923.
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He co-wrote (with [[F. Maxwell Stewart]]) and directed ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', presented by [[African Theatres]] in 1923/1924.
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===As director/producer===
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He was the producer of most of [[African Theatres]]’ major productions in the 1940s. Productions staged by him include:
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1922/1923: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1923/1924: ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1924/1925: ''[[Cinderella]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1925/1926: ''[[Mother Goose]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1926/1927: ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1939: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1941: ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1941: ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''  ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1942: ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1943: ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
  
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He directed the pantomime ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' for [[African Consolidated Theatres]], 1939. Produced ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' based on the book by Lewis Caroll for [[African Consolidated Theatres]] at the [[Standard Theatre]] in 1941.
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1943: ''[[Hit the Deck]]''
  
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He presented ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' once again at the inaugural ceremony of [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in December 1946.
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1943: ''[[No, No, Nanette]]''
  
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In 1950 he directed ''[[Brigadoon]]'', which [[African Consolidated Theatres|ACT]] staged. This was the last production which he directed for them.
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1944: ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
  
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Other productions include ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' (1943), ''[[Cinderella]]'' (1944), ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (1955), ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' (1956).
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1944: ''[[Cinderella]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1945: ''[[The Peepshow of 1945]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1945: ''[[Aladdin]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1946: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])  
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1950: ''[[Brigadoon]]'' (his final production for [[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1955: ''[[Oklahoma!]]''  
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1956: ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
 
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
  
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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 the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 30 June 2026

Phil Levard (19**-). Stage director. Also known as Philip D. Levard

Biography

Stage name of Philip Dennis Spencer. He married Violet Low in 1929.

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

As writer

He co-wrote (with Frank Dix) and directed Robinson Crusoe, presented by African Theatres in 1922/1923.

He co-wrote (with F. Maxwell Stewart) and directed Jack and the Beanstalk, presented by African Theatres in 1923/1924.

As director/producer

He was the producer of most of African Theatres’ major productions in the 1940s. Productions staged by him include:

1922/1923: Robinson Crusoe (African Theatres)

1923/1924: Jack and the Beanstalk (African Theatres)

1924/1925: Cinderella (African Theatres)

1925/1926: Mother Goose (African Theatres)

1926/1927: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (African Theatres)

1939: Robinson Crusoe (African Consolidated Theatres)

1941: Jack and the Beanstalk (African Consolidated Theatres)

1941: Alice in Wonderland (African Consolidated Theatres)

1942: Sleeping Beauty (African Consolidated Theatres)

1943: Dick Whittington and his Cat (African Consolidated Theatres)

1943: Hit the Deck

1943: No, No, Nanette

1944: Dick Whittington and his Cat (African Consolidated Theatres)

1944: Cinderella (African Consolidated Theatres)

1945: The Peepshow of 1945 (African Consolidated Theatres)

1945: Aladdin (African Consolidated Theatres)

1946: Robinson Crusoe (African Consolidated Theatres)

1950: Brigadoon (his final production for African Consolidated Theatres)

1955: Oklahoma!

1956: Annie Get Your Gun

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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 the ESAT Bibliography

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