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The [[Macdona Players]] was a company  
 
The [[Macdona Players]] was a company  
  
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Founded by [[Charles Macdona]] (1860–1946), an actor and theatre manager, in 1921, to specialise in plays by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
  
 
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They toured widely and toured South Africa with the Shaw's plays some time later with a repertoire that included ''[[Pygmalion]]'', ''[[Candida]]'' and ''[[You Never Can Tell]]''.  
Toured South Africa with the plays of [[George Bernard Shaw]], including  ''[[Pygmalion]]'', ''[[Candida]]'' and ''[[You Never Can Tell]]''. The company included [[Zena Dare]]
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:33, 29 May 2021

The Macdona Players was a company

Founded by Charles Macdona (1860–1946), an actor and theatre manager, in 1921, to specialise in plays by George Bernard Shaw.

They toured widely and toured South Africa with the Shaw's plays some time later with a repertoire that included Pygmalion, Candida and You Never Can Tell.

Sources

André Huguenet, 1950; Ludwig Binge, 1969

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