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INGLIS, Margaret (Peggy). (1904?*-. ) Internationally renowned actress and director. Born in *** ****Married to [[Stuart Leith]].  In 1944 she performed in [[Noël Coward|Coward]]’s ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' for the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] ***, and the same year she and [[Nan Munro]] founded the [[Munro-Inglis Company]], opening with and starring in ''[[My Sister Eileen]]''. *** As director she produced among others ''[[Stage Door]]'' ([[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] , 1943), *In 1951 appeared in ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'', the inaugral performance at the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre]], ''[[Henry VIII]]''  (directed by [[Will Jamieson]], with [[Johan Nel]] & Margaret Inglis). Also acted for and directed a number of plays for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]], [[Brian Brooke Company]], and the [[National Theatre Organisation]], including roles in ** ''[[Janus]]'' (the [[Brooke Theatre]], 1958),  ** . In the mid-1960’s she and [[Robert Langford]] had a joint company (the [[Langford-Inglis Company]]) which worked in South Africa, doing for example [[Noël Coward|Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'' (196*), Charles Dyer’s ''[[Staircase]]'' (1967), **.  In 1963, after the passing of her husband, she instituted the [[Stuart Leith Award]] (or popularly known as the "Sammy") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage. She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]. Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?
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[[Margaret Inglis]] (Peggy). (1912-2010) Internationally renowned actress and director.  
  
INGLIS, Margaret. Actress. Formed a Company with [[Nan Munro]] circa 1944. Performed in Pirandello’s ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' and Kaufmann and Hart’s ''[[The Man who came to dinner]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1941 starring with [[André Huguenet]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]]. Directed ''[[Stage Door]]'' by George S. Kaufmann and Edna Ferber in 1943 for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]]. Starred in ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' in 1944 with [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Marda Vanne]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. ''[[My Sister Eileen]]'' by ****. Performed by [[Nan Munro]] and Margaret Inglis 1944. First production of their  new company. She directed [[Gordon Mulholland]] in ''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' for the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] in 1945. Directed productions for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]]. Starred in ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' by Christopher Fry which was staged by the [[University Players]] in 1951. Also starring [[Molly Seftel]] and [[Philip Birkinshaw]]. She starred in ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'', which was the inaugural production for the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]] which opened in November 1951. [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]] directed and [[Jack Ralphs] played the part of Benedick. [[Leon Gluckman]] directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' in 1952. Together with Leon Gluckman, she co-directed and co-starred in John van Druten’s comedy The Voice of the Turtle. It was staged in 1952 and toured the East Rand with Percy Tucker acting as assistant stage manager. She starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National Theatre Development Fund at the Reps in 1954. It was staged by The National Theatre and also starred [[André Huguenet]], [[Dawie Couzyn]] and [[Taubie Kushlick]], and came through the offices of Breytenbach. Starred in [[Taubie Kushlick]]’s production of Robert Anderson’s ''[[Tea and Sympathy]]'' in 1954. It aslo starred [[John Templer]] and [[Brian Bell]]. Margaret Inglis produced, directed and played in ''[[Hamlet]]'' with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in 1955. She produced and co-starred in ''[[Love in Idleness]]'' with [[John Hussey]] at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1955. She attended the first meeting of  the [[South African Association of Theatrical Managements]], established early 1956. She starred in Shaw’s ''[[Candida]]'' for the [[National Theatre’s Festival]] production at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1956.  She starred in Terence Rattigan’s ''[[Separate Tables]]'', together with [[Dennis Price]], which [[Brian Brooke]] staged in 1957. She spent eighteen months playing and directing for the [[National Theatre]] before starring in ''[[Janus]]'', a comedy at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1958. [[Brian Brooke]] directed, and [[Anthony Farmer]] designed the sets for this play which also starred [[Gordon Mulholland]]. She starred in ''[[The Grass is Greener]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959 with British actor [[Ian Hunter]]. She starred in Harold Pinter’s ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’ ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962. [[Leonard Schach]] directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were [[Michael McGovern]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Kerry Jordan]]. She married [[Robert Langford]] circa 1962, and together they founded a new company. Their first production was a revival of ''[[Gaslight]]'' at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1962. Together with the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] management, [[Langford-Inglis Company|Inglis and Langford]] staged ''[[The Physicists]]'', which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'', starring [[Robert Langford]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]]. She directed the [[PACT]] production ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1964. It starred [[François Swart]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Joan Blake]] and [[Joe Stewardson]]. The [[Langford-Inglis Company]] got the rights to Charles Dyer’s ''[[Staircase]]'', and staged the play, starring [[Robert Langford]] and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1967. She starred in [[Noël Coward]’s ''[[Present Laughter]]'', directed by [[Charles Hickman]] as the final production for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] in 1969. It was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]] and also starred [[Bernard Brown]], [[Jenny Gratus]] and [[Gordon Mulholland]]. She starred in ''[[Roar Like a Dove]]'', directed by [[Petrina Fry]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]], in 1969. [[Langford-Inglis Company]], [[Academy Theatre Productions]] and [[PACT]] collaborated to present Max Adrian’s one-man show of readings from George Bernard Shaw at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1971. She starred in the [[Langford-Inglis Company]] and [[Hymie Udwin]] production of ''[[Old Ladies]]'' together with [[Zoe Randall]] and [[Bess Finney]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1971. She starred in the [[Langford-Inglis Company|Langford-Inglis]], [[Udwin]] and [[Brian Brooke Company|Brooke]] production of ''[[The Au Pair Man]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre|Brooke]] in 1971. It also starred [[John Whiteley]]. She directed [[Nan Munro]] in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' and [[Michael Atkinson]] in ''[[The Lady’s Not for Burning]]'' for [[NAPAC]] in Durban post 1962. She starred in ''[[Lloyd George Knew My Father]]'' together with [[Andrew Qruickshank]] at the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1974. She starred in [[Hugh Leonard]]’s ''[[A Life]]'' directed by and starring [[Godfrey Quigley]] at the [[Brooke Theatre|Brooke]] in 1980. She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’ ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' with [[Brian Murray]] in Johannesburg in 1989. INGLIS, ''[[Henry VIII]]'',  [[Will Jamieson]] (dir),  [[Ronnie Davis]], [[Johan Nel]].
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== Biography ==
Peggy worked with Brian Murrray nb Scorched Earth (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1989)  (See Du Toit,  1988; Hartnoll, 19**; Tucker, 1997 ) [TH, JH]
 
  
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She was married to Stuart Leith and their son [[James Leith]] also acted. After Stuart's death she married [[Robert Langford]] and together they founded a new company.
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She died in 2010 at the age of 98.
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=== Training ===
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=== Career ===
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Margaret acted for and directed a number of plays for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]], [[Brian Brooke Company]], and the [[National Theatre Organisation]].
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Formed a Company with [[Nan Munro]], the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] in 1944.
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In the mid-1960’s she and [[Robert Langford]] had a joint company (the [[Langford-Inglis Company]]) which worked in South Africa, doing for example [[Noël Coward|Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'' (196*), Charles Dyer’s ''[[Staircase]]'' (1967).
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She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of [[Rosalie van der Gucht]].
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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=== As actress ===
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Margaret performed in ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' and Kaufmann and Hart’s ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1941, ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' and ''[[My Sister Eileen]]'' in 1944, ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' by Christopher Fry which was staged by the [[University Players]] in 1951, ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'', which was the inaugural production for the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]] which opened in November 1951, [[Leon Gluckman]] directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' in 1952, [[The Voice of the Turtle]] (which she co-directed) in 1952, ''[[Tea and Sympathy]]'' in 1954, ''[[Candida]]'' 1956, ''[[Separate Tables]]'' staged in 1957, ''[[Janus]]'' 1958, ''[[The Grass is Greener]]'' 1959, ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’ ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962, ''[[Present Laughter]]'', the final production for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] in 1969, ''[[Roar Like a Dove]]'' 1969, ''[[The Old Ladies]]'' and ''[[The Au Pair Man]]'' 1971, ''[[Lloyd George Knew My Father]]'' 1974, ''[[A Life]]'' 1980, ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' 1989.
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Margaret starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National Theatre Development Fund at the Reps in 1954. It was staged by The National Theatre, also starringstarred [[André Huguenet]], [[Dawie Couzyn]] and [[Taubie Kushlick]], and came through the offices of Breytenbach.
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She had a role in the 1969 film ''Vrolike Vrydag 13de'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2044909/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk3].
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=== As producer and/or director ===
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She directed ''[[Stage Door]]'' ([[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] , 1943); [[Gordon Mulholland]] in ''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' for the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] in 1945, she produced, directed and played in ''[[Hamlet]]'' with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in 1955, she produced and co-starred in ''[[Love in Idleness]]'' with [[John Hussey]] at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1955, ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' for [[NTO]], 1957; ''[[Roar Like a Dove]]'' presented by [[Brian Brooke Company]] 1961; the [[PACT]] production ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1964, ''[[Staircase]]'' presented by Langford-Inglis, [[Intimate Theatre]], 1967; ''[[Night Must Fall]]'' 1967.
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The first production of the [[Langford-Inglis Company]] was a revival of ''[[Gaslight]]'' at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1962. Together with the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] management, [[Langford-Inglis Company|Inglis and Langford]] staged ''[[The Physicists]]'', which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'', starring [[Robert Langford]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]].
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She directed [[Nan Munro]] in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' and [[Michael Atkinson]] in ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' for [[NAPAC]] in Durban post 1962.
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''[[Henry VIII]]''
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''[[The First Mrs Fraser]]'', Intimate Theatre, ''[[Impossible People]]''
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She attended the first meeting of  the [[South African Association of Theatrical Managements]], established early 1956.
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In 1963, after the passing of her first husband, she instituted the [[Stuart Leith Trophy]] (or popularly known as the "Sammy") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage.
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== Awards, etc ==
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Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?
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The [[DALRO]] prize for best actress in a supporting role in English for [[DALRO]] is named [[Margaret Inglis Award]] in her honour.
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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(See Du Toit,  1988; Hartnoll, 19** ) [TH, JH]
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== For more informtion ==
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IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408881/].
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities I]]  
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Revision as of 11:27, 27 September 2017

Margaret Inglis (Peggy). (1912-2010) Internationally renowned actress and director.

Biography

She was married to Stuart Leith and their son James Leith also acted. After Stuart's death she married Robert Langford and together they founded a new company.

She died in 2010 at the age of 98.

Training

Career

Margaret acted for and directed a number of plays for the East Rand Theatre Club, Brian Brooke Company, and the National Theatre Organisation.

Formed a Company with Nan Munro, the Munro-Inglis Company in 1944.

In the mid-1960’s she and Robert Langford had a joint company (the Langford-Inglis Company) which worked in South Africa, doing for example Coward’s Private Lives (196*), Charles Dyer’s Staircase (1967).

She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do Tom and Viv at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of Rosalie van der Gucht.

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

As actress

Margaret performed in Six Characters in Search of an Author and Kaufmann and Hart’s The Man Who Came to Dinner for the REPS in 1941, Blithe Spirit and My Sister Eileen in 1944, The Lady's not for Burning by Christopher Fry which was staged by the University Players in 1951, Much Ado about Nothing, which was the inaugural production for the new Reps Theatre which opened in November 1951, Leon Gluckman directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s Amphitryon 38 in 1952, The Voice of the Turtle (which she co-directed) in 1952, Tea and Sympathy in 1954, Candida 1956, Separate Tables staged in 1957, Janus 1958, The Grass is Greener 1959, The Birthday Party, followed by Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana which was staged at the Playhouse by the Cockpit Players in 1962, Present Laughter, the final production for the Reps in 1969, Roar Like a Dove 1969, The Old Ladies and The Au Pair Man 1971, Lloyd George Knew My Father 1974, A Life 1980, Scorched Earth 1989.

Margaret starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National Theatre Development Fund at the Reps in 1954. It was staged by The National Theatre, also starringstarred André Huguenet, Dawie Couzyn and Taubie Kushlick, and came through the offices of Breytenbach.

She had a role in the 1969 film Vrolike Vrydag 13de [1].

As producer and/or director

She directed Stage Door (Johannesburg REPS , 1943); Gordon Mulholland in The Philadelphia Story for the Munro-Inglis Company in 1945, she produced, directed and played in Hamlet with Siegfried Mynhardt at the Windmill Theatre in 1955, she produced and co-starred in Love in Idleness with John Hussey at the Library Theatre in 1955, Come Back, Little Sheba for NTO, 1957; Roar Like a Dove presented by Brian Brooke Company 1961; the PACT production Hamlet at the Civic Theatre in 1964, Staircase presented by Langford-Inglis, Intimate Theatre, 1967; Night Must Fall 1967.

The first production of the Langford-Inglis Company was a revival of Gaslight at the Library Theatre in 1962. Together with the Reps management, Inglis and Langford staged The Physicists, which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starring Robert Langford and Shelagh Holliday.

She directed Nan Munro in The Importance of Being Earnest and Michael Atkinson in The Lady's not for Burning for NAPAC in Durban post 1962.


Henry VIII

The First Mrs Fraser, Intimate Theatre, Impossible People

She attended the first meeting of the South African Association of Theatrical Managements, established early 1956.

In 1963, after the passing of her first husband, she instituted the Stuart Leith Trophy (or popularly known as the "Sammy") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage.

Awards, etc

Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?

The DALRO prize for best actress in a supporting role in English for DALRO is named Margaret Inglis Award in her honour.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

(See Du Toit, 1988; Hartnoll, 19** ) [TH, JH]

For more informtion

IMDb [2].


Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities I

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page