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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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| + | He worked for the Strand Theatre and [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]], going on international tours with Arnold between 1900 and 1902, ''inter alia'' visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (), ''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' (Broadhurst), ''[[The Professor's Love Story]]'' (), ''[[Hans the Boatman]]'' (Greene), ''[[Why Smith Left Home]]'' () and ''[[The Grey Parrot]]'' (). | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He was a member of the cast of ''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' (Broadhurst) | + | He was a member of the cast of ''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' (Broadhurst) and possibly ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' () when performed as a double bill by [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in South Africa during January of 1900. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/406889 | ||
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| + | https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/150389 | ||
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA | ||
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E.W. Thomas (fl. 1900) was an actor
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Biography
He worked for the Strand Theatre and Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company, going on international tours with Arnold between 1900 and 1902, inter alia visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as An Empty Stocking (), What Happened to Jones (Broadhurst), The Professor's Love Story (), Hans the Boatman (Greene), Why Smith Left Home () and The Grey Parrot ().
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was a member of the cast of What Happened to Jones (Broadhurst) and possibly An Empty Stocking () when performed as a double bill by Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company in South Africa during January of 1900.
Sources
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/406889
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/150389
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.407.
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