Harold J. Laite
Harold J. Laite (19**-) Playwright and Journalist(?*). (Also referred to as Harold Laite)
He was a member of W.A. Sewell's Garrick Club in Cape Town.
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He wrote the play By Order of the Governor in 1947.
He adapred Treasure Island for the stage.
Author of the one-act plays in English, including Check-Mate, The Fourth Estate, The Judgement of Cornelis Pienaar, The Master Gamester, Playthings, Postage Stamps and Pro-Consul. All published in Seven One-Act Plays (Cape Town: Citadel Press, 1956).
He wrote the three-act play The King of Diamonds about Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato, published by Pioneer in Cape Town in the 1950s and first presented at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, 1953.
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