Frank Atherley

Frank Atherley (1863–1947)[] was a British stage and film actor

Biography

Born Edward St George Harry Gilbert on 20 May, 1863 in Fort William, Calcutta, India, he became an actor.

On 7 April 1898 he appeared in Courtenay Thorpe's one act adaptation by The Light that Failed (Kipling) at the Royalty Theatre, London, with Thorpe himself heading the cast.[1]

His film career included the films known for Carry on! (1927), Sexton Blake, Gambler (1928) and Betrayal (1932).

Twice married, first to Jessie Tenniel (1891-1896, whom he divorced) and then to Katie Marian Bell (1903 - 1942, when she passed away). Atherley himself He died on May 8, 1947 in Kensington, London, England.

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

In 1899 he was in South Africa, where he led a company under the management of the Wheeler-Edwardes Company, that presented a performance of Lord and Lady Algy (Carton) in the Opera House, Cape Town, early in the year. The combination of play and company apparently "became extremely popular with the public" according to D.C. Boonzaier (1923).

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040441/

https://footlightnotes.wordpress.com/tag/frank-atherley/

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.406

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