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Gerald Lawrence (1873-1957 in London) was a British actor. He headed a West End theatre company from London as actor-manager touring South Africa in 1929, putting on a portfolio of plays. The tour played in premises owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. starting in Johannesburg and then visiting Port Elizabeth, East London, Cape Town, Pretoria, Bulawayo, Salisbury, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The plays performed were ''[[Monsieur Beaucaire]]'', ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[13 Simon Street]]'' and ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.
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[[Gerald Lawrence]] (1873-1957 in London) was a British actor.  
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== Biography ==
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== Contribution to South African theatre ==
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He headed a West End theatre company from London as actor-manager touring South Africa in 1929, putting on a portfolio of plays. The tour played in premises owned by [[African Theatres]] Ltd. starting in Johannesburg and then visiting Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria, Bulawayo, Salisbury, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The plays performed were ''[[Monsieur Beaucaire]]'', ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[David Garrick]]'', ''[[13 Simon Street]]'' and ''[[Beau Brummel]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Lawrence
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Lawrence
  

Revision as of 06:32, 16 July 2015

Gerald Lawrence (1873-1957 in London) was a British actor.


Biography

Contribution to South African theatre

He headed a West End theatre company from London as actor-manager touring South Africa in 1929, putting on a portfolio of plays. The tour played in premises owned by African Theatres Ltd. starting in Johannesburg and then visiting Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria, Bulawayo, Salisbury, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The plays performed were Monsieur Beaucaire, The School for Scandal, David Garrick, 13 Simon Street and Beau Brummel.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Lawrence


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