Papers of Cécile de Banke, 1913-1964 (inclusive).

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Papers of Cécile de Banke, 1913-1964 (inclusive).

Contains personal correspondence, photographs of de Banke in various roles, clippings and reviews of her autiobiography Hand over Hand, a prospectus of the South African School of Elocutionary and Dramatic Art, a drawing of de Banke, and a bolero she wore on the stage in England.

3 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6776243

Houghton Library

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Amshewitz, J.H. (John Henry), 1882-1942

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De Banke, Cecile.

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English actress, writer, and educator, de Banke left England in 1916 to join a repertory company in South Africa. She remained for 14 years teaching elocution and dramatics. In 1929 she went to the U.S. to teach at Wellesley College where she remained until her retirement in 1955. From the description of Papers of Cécile de Banke, 1913-1964 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582696 ...