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1947: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], 1947, at the [[Hofmeyr Hall]] in Cape Town.
 
1947: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], 1947, at the [[Hofmeyr Hall]] in Cape Town.
  
July 1947: The three-act play ''[[Pink String and Sealing Wax]]'' was produced by [[Dorothy Southwell]] as a fundraiser in aid of the Kaffrarian Museum. Starring [[Freda Coleman]], [[Kathleen Smailes]], [[Winnie Richardson]], [[Fannie Adler]], [[Gwen Davis]], [[Mark Weintraub]], [[Neville Becker]], [[David Cooper]] and [[Ronnie Watermeyer]].
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July 1947: The [[King William's Town Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society]] staged the play as a fundraiser in aid of the Kaffrarian Museum during Museum Week. It was produced by [[Dorothy Southwell]]. Starring [[Freda Coleman]], [[Kathleen Smailes]], [[Winnie Richardson]], [[Fannie Adler]], [[Gwen Davis]], [[Mark Weintraub]], [[Neville Becker]], [[David Cooper]] and [[Ronnie Watermeyer]].
  
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[Saturday Post]], August 2, 1947.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 169-170.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 169-170.
  

Latest revision as of 06:41, 7 July 2021

Pink String and Sealing Wax is a play by British playwright Roland Pertwee [1] (1885-1963).

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Performance history in South Africa

1947: Presented by the Brian Brooke Company, 1947, at the Hofmeyr Hall in Cape Town.

July 1947: The King William's Town Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society staged the play as a fundraiser in aid of the Kaffrarian Museum during Museum Week. It was produced by Dorothy Southwell. Starring Freda Coleman, Kathleen Smailes, Winnie Richardson, Fannie Adler, Gwen Davis, Mark Weintraub, Neville Becker, David Cooper and Ronnie Watermeyer.


1953: Produced by the Dramatic Society of East London in 1953.

Sources

Saturday Post, August 2, 1947.

Brooke 1978. 169-170.

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