W.H. Vernon

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W.H. Vernon(1834-1905)[] was a British actor, director and stage manager.

Sometimes found as W. Vernon.

Biography

In 1880 he did a single (unremarked) performance of r Pillars of Society, the first Ibsen play to be done in England (in an abridged version called Quicksands, or Pillars of Society, prepared for him by William Archer).

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

He toured South Africa with the Geneviève Ward company for nine months in 1891-2, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle.

They presented an astounding 26 plays, sixteen in Johannesburg alone. The tour encompassed all the major towns, but en route two of the company died and the tour was cut short.

Plays performed included Bess (Beringer),

Awards, etc

Sources

https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp90094/wh-vernon

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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