Difference between revisions of "Phyllis Early"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Phyllis Early''' (19**-).  Actress, singer-comedian.   
+
'''Phyllis Early''' (19**-) was an actress, singer-comedian.   
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Line 5: Line 5:
  
  
=== Youth ===
 
  
 +
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
 +
Performed in:
 +
 +
''[[The Merry Widow]]'' (1973, with [[CAPAB]]),
  
=== Training ===
+
''[[The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'' (as “Pearl”),
  
 +
''[[Ladies in Retirement]]'' (as “Leonora Fiske”),
  
 +
''[[Sailor Beware!]]'' (as “Mrs. Lack”),
  
=== Career ===
+
''[[To Dorothy, a Son]]'' (as “Dorothy”),
  
 +
''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' (as “Bunny Flingus” at the [[Space Theatre]] in 1976),
  
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
Performed in
 
''[[The Merry Widow]]'' (1973, with [[CAPAB]]),
 
''[[The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'' (as “Pearl”),
 
''[[Ladies in Retirement]]'' (as “Leonora Fiske”),
 
''[[Sailor Beware!]]'' (as “Mrs. Lack”),
 
''[[To Dorothy, a Son]]'' (as “Dorothy”),
 
''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' (as “Bunny Flingus” at the [[Space Theatre]] in 1976),
 
 
''[[The Cat and the Canary]]'',  
 
''[[The Cat and the Canary]]'',  
 +
 
''[[The Golden Years of Music Hall]]'',  
 
''[[The Golden Years of Music Hall]]'',  
 +
 
''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' (as “The Cat” for [[Lane/Peltz]] in 1978)
 
''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' (as “The Cat” for [[Lane/Peltz]] in 1978)
 +
 
''[[An Evening with Noël Coward]]'' (at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1978)
 
''[[An Evening with Noël Coward]]'' (at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1978)
 +
 
''[[Zombie]]'' (as “Hilda Creature” at the [[Space Theatre]] in 1977),
 
''[[Zombie]]'' (as “Hilda Creature” at the [[Space Theatre]] in 1977),
 +
 
''[[The Petrified Forest]]'' (as “Mrs. Chilsholm” for [[Lane/Peltz]] in 1978),
 
''[[The Petrified Forest]]'' (as “Mrs. Chilsholm” for [[Lane/Peltz]] in 1978),
 +
 
''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'' (as “Griselda Clement” at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1979)
 
''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'' (as “Griselda Clement” at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1979)
 +
 
Also worked in ice shows.
 
Also worked in ice shows.
  

Revision as of 17:05, 6 September 2022

Phyllis Early (19**-) was an actress, singer-comedian.

Biography

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

Performed in:

The Merry Widow (1973, with CAPAB),

The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (as “Pearl”),

Ladies in Retirement (as “Leonora Fiske”),

Sailor Beware! (as “Mrs. Lack”),

To Dorothy, a Son (as “Dorothy”),

The House of Blue Leaves (as “Bunny Flingus” at the Space Theatre in 1976),

The Cat and the Canary,

The Golden Years of Music Hall,

The Circus Adventure (as “The Cat” for Lane/Peltz in 1978)

An Evening with Noël Coward (at the Baxter Theatre in 1978)

Zombie (as “Hilda Creature” at the Space Theatre in 1977),

The Petrified Forest (as “Mrs. Chilsholm” for Lane/Peltz in 1978),

Murder at the Vicarage (as “Griselda Clement” at the Nico Malan Theatre in 1979)

Also worked in ice shows.

Awards, etc

Sources

SACD 1973; 1974; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80.

The House of Blue Leaves programme notes, 1976.

Astbury 1979.


Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities E

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page