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| − | [[Alfred Porter]] (born September 14, 1909) in ?, England. He arrived in Port Elizabeth in 1947 with his wife Edith and their baby, Isobel. For many years he was a well-known amateur actor and participated in many plays with [[PEMADS]] and the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]]. Professionally, he was the Chief Librarian at the Port Elizabeth's Main Library and 'retired' in 1972 but resumed work and took over the Africana Library. He finally retired in September 1979 after having been a librarian for over 54 years. | + | [[Alfred Porter]] (born September 14, 1909) in ?, England. He arrived in Port Elizabeth in 1947 with his wife Edith and their baby, Isobel, after serving in the forces during the Second World War. For many years he was a well-known amateur actor and participated in many plays with [[PEMADS]] and the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]]. Professionally, he was the Chief Librarian at the Port Elizabeth's Main Library and 'retired' in 1972 but resumed work and took over the Africana Library. He finally retired in September 1979 after having been a librarian for over 54 years. |
=Performance history in South Africa= | =Performance history in South Africa= | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 15 June 2026
Alfred Porter (born September 14, 1909) in ?, England. He arrived in Port Elizabeth in 1947 with his wife Edith and their baby, Isobel, after serving in the forces during the Second World War. For many years he was a well-known amateur actor and participated in many plays with PEMADS and the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival. Professionally, he was the Chief Librarian at the Port Elizabeth's Main Library and 'retired' in 1972 but resumed work and took over the Africana Library. He finally retired in September 1979 after having been a librarian for over 54 years.
Performance history in South Africa
9 - 23 December, 1967: Acted as "Captain Orton" in the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society production of The King and I produced by Helen Mann.
6 - 19 July, 1968: Played the role of "Mr Murdoch" in Brigadoon, staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society at the Port Elizabeth Opera House, directed by Helen Mann with musical director Peter K Woolston.
11-13 September, 1980: Starred as Arthur Birling in the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival Young 'uns production of J B Priestly's An Inspector Calls, directed by Kevin Mackintosh.
Awards
Sources
The King and I theatre programme, CAPAB 1967.
An Inspector Calls theatre programme, 11th - 13th September, 1980.
Eastern Province Herald, February 28, 1998. "Porter's Legacy Speaks Volumes" by Hugh Baakens (Real name: Robert Ball.)
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