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[[Agness Knights]] (fl. 1900) was an actress
 
[[Agness Knights]] (fl. 1900) was an actress
 
Wrongly referred to as '''[[Agness Nights]]''' by D.C. Boonzaier (1923)
 
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
 
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She worked for the Strand Theatre and [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]], going on international tours with Arnold ''inter alia'' visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as ''[[The World Against Her]]'', ''[[Captain Fritz]]'', ''[[The Private Secretary]]'', and ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' in Australia (1894-5) and in ''[[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]]'' () during the 1901-2 South African and Australian season.
She worked for the Strand Theatre and [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]], going on international tours with Arnold ''inter alia'' visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as ''[[The World Against Her]]'', ''[[Captain Fritz]]'', ''[[The Private Secretary]]'', and ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' in Australia (1894-5) and in ''[[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]]'' () during the 1901-2 season.
 
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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Agness Knights (fl. 1900) was an actress

Biography

She worked for the Strand Theatre and Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company, going on international tours with Arnold inter alia visiting Australia and South Africa, appearing in plays such as The World Against Her, Captain Fritz, The Private Secretary, and Charley's Aunt in Australia (1894-5) and in 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 () during the 1901-2 South African and Australian season.

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

She was a member of the cast of What Happened to Jones (Broadhurst), performed by Charles Arnold and the touring London company, when they played in South Africa in January of 1900.

Sources

"Agness Knights", AusStage[1]

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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