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He and his wife [[Gladys Vanderzee]] arrived in the Cape in 1912 and gave a boost to classical theatre, playing in works such as ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Rivals]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''. | He and his wife [[Gladys Vanderzee]] arrived in the Cape in 1912 and gave a boost to classical theatre, playing in works such as ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The Rivals]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''. | ||
| + | In 1911, and again in 1913, [[Henry Herbert]] and his [[Stratford-on-Avon Players]] presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main towns. | ||
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Later, in 1921, [[Henry Herbert]] returned to Cape Town to do a full-length [[Hamlet]], which started at 6 pm and finished at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215). | Later, in 1921, [[Henry Herbert]] returned to Cape Town to do a full-length [[Hamlet]], which started at 6 pm and finished at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215). | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 28 April 2017
Henry Herbert was a Shakespearean actor.
He and his wife Gladys Vanderzee arrived in the Cape in 1912 and gave a boost to classical theatre, playing in works such as She Stoops to Conquer, Macbeth, The Rivals, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
In 1911, and again in 1913, Henry Herbert and his Stratford-on-Avon Players presented many of Shakespeare's plays in the main towns.
Later, in 1921, Henry Herbert returned to Cape Town to do a full-length Hamlet, which started at 6 pm and finished at midnight. According to Stopforth, "those who saw it vowed that it did not drag for a minute" (215).
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN/2005-05/1116784236
Shakespeare in South Africa -- page 3 The earlier twentieth century The Leonard Rayne Era
