No entrant named ‘mystery actor’

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33189, 31 March 1973, Page 14

No entrant named ‘mystery actor’

No entrant in "The Winder's Tale” competition run (by the Canterbury Repertory ; Theatre Society identified the < actor whose photograph was printed in “The Press” on < March 20 and March 27, but seven named the role and the play, and accordingly will receive double passes to Wendy de la Bere’s production of “The Winter’s Tale” and a year’s free membership of the sneietv 1 The first of the seven I nearly correct entries opened < was from Mrs J. Burt, of 114 i Marsden Road, Greymouth, i and she will receive the book prize given by Whitcombe I and Tombs, Ltd. 1 The actor in the photograph ; was Harold Pointer, and the I —— — 1

role was that of Malvolio in , “Twelfth Night.” The photo- , graph was taken at an outdoor production of “Twelfth . Night” in Barnes Park, Sun- , derland, in 1943. ■ Mr Pointer has appeared , in many Repertory produc- , tions in Christchurch, mainly ' in the 19505, and he played ] the role of Henry Horatio Hobson in “Hobson’s Choice” in 1967. He is now best! known as a producer for Repertory and the Canterbury < Children’s Theatre — and as , theatre critic of the “Christ- , church Star.” "Entrants did not seem to be widely familiar with Christchurch theatre person-] alities. and a surprising num-]' ber chose John Elsom. as): [Chorus in ‘Henry V’,” a Rep-? ertory spokesman said last? night. 1 ] Three of the seven entrants] who named the role and play; said the actor was Patrick ;Smythe, two said it was Guy Cotterill, one chose Barry Empsom, and the other Hunger Bell. Of these, only Mr Cotterill and Mr Empsom ;have played the role of Mal- [ volio.