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| − | June 1947: | + | June 26 - 28, 1947: The [[Walmer Club]] (Pot Elizabeth) staged JB Priestley's [[They Came to a City]] at the [[Walmer Town Hall]]. Produced by [[Elaine Tasker]] who also starred as "Alice Foster". Other actors included [[Jimmy Tasker]] as "Joe Dinmore," [[Dick Hidden]] as "Fred Cudworth," Mrs [[H S Exley]] as "Mrs Batley," [[Patricia Boswell]] as "?," [[Denniss Ruck]] as "her hen-pecked husband," and [[Elizabeth Holliday]] as "Lady Loxfield," [[Renee Benjamin]] as "Phillipa," and [[F N Ward-Able]] as "Sir George Gedney". [[BM Woods]] and [[J Heath]] were responsible for the setting and decor. |
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Revision as of 21:02, 5 July 2021
The Walmer Dramatic Society was restarted by Mrs Elaine Tasker, formerly Miss Elaine English, when she came to Port Elizabeth in January 1946 as a speech training and dramatic art teacher for the Collegiate School for Girls. The chairman of the Dramatic Section of the club was Oxley Barnard.
Contribution to South African Theatre
June 26 - 28, 1947: The Walmer Club (Pot Elizabeth) staged JB Priestley's They Came to a City at the Walmer Town Hall. Produced by Elaine Tasker who also starred as "Alice Foster". Other actors included Jimmy Tasker as "Joe Dinmore," Dick Hidden as "Fred Cudworth," Mrs H S Exley as "Mrs Batley," Patricia Boswell as "?," Denniss Ruck as "her hen-pecked husband," and Elizabeth Holliday as "Lady Loxfield," Renee Benjamin as "Phillipa," and F N Ward-Able as "Sir George Gedney". BM Woods and J Heath were responsible for the setting and decor.
Source
Saturday Post, March 29, 1947.
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