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[[Marie Tempest]] (1864-1942) was a famous British actress.
 
[[Marie Tempest]] (1864-1942) was a famous British actress.
  
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== Biography ==
  
 
Born Mary Susan Etherington in in London on 15 July 1864.  
 
Born Mary Susan Etherington in in London on 15 July 1864.  
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Between 1914-1921, she toured America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the Philippines with her own company.  
 
Between 1914-1921, she toured America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the Philippines with her own company.  
  
Her period in South Africa (1918-1919) saw productions of many of her standard repertoire of plays, including two plays by Somerset Maugham, ''[[Mrs Dot]]''and ''[[Penelope]]'',   
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She died on 15 October 1942.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Her period in South Africa (1918-1919) saw productions of many of her standard repertoire of plays, including ''[[Mrs Dot]]'' (Maugham), ''[[Penelope]]'' (Maugham), and ''[[The Duke of Killiekrankie]]'' () in 1918 and ''[[Mary Goes First]]'' () in 1919, at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  
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She died on 15 October 1942.
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tempest
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tempest
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''[[S.A. Pictorial]]'', 9 November 1918
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''[[S.A. Pictorial]]'', 28 June 1919
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 12 July 2020

Marie Tempest (1864-1942) was a famous British actress.

Biography

Born Mary Susan Etherington in in London on 15 July 1864.

Between 1914-1921, she toured America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the Philippines with her own company.

She died on 15 October 1942.

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

Her period in South Africa (1918-1919) saw productions of many of her standard repertoire of plays, including Mrs Dot (Maugham), Penelope (Maugham), and The Duke of Killiekrankie () in 1918 and Mary Goes First () in 1919, at His Majesty’s Theatre in Johannesburg.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tempest

S.A. Pictorial, 9 November 1918

S.A. Pictorial, 28 June 1919

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