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from the Theatre Magazine (October 1915)

Walter Bentley Walter Bentley i(A108757 works by) (birth name: William Begg)
Born: Established: 1849 Edinburgh,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Sep 1927 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1891
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1 Walter Bentley Stories of the Past Walter Bentley , 1923 single work column
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , February 1923; (p. 39) Walter Bentley remembers some famous British actors he knew during his youth, and some of their practical jokes. Those mentioned are : J. L. Toole, E. A. Southern and Henry Irving.
1 The Art of Elocution : A Plea for Supervision of Teachers Walter Bentley , 1920 single work column
— Appears in: Green Room , December 1920; (p. 36-37)
1 Picture Acting Walter Bentley , 1915 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , November 1915; (p. 39) A letter from Walter Bentley to the editor of the Theatre Magazine (dated 11 October 1915) in which he draws attention to some deficiencies in 'picture acting' and the need for specialist training.
1 1 Dreyfus , Or, Vive La France Walter Bentley , George Rignold , 1899 single work drama

The dramatic action concerns the arrest, conviction and incarceration on Devil's Island of French artillery officer, Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

The play's settings are : Act 1; Sc1. The Happy Home of Dreyfus ; Sc 2. Courtyard of Mdlle Du Pay's Hotel ; Sc 3. Intelligence Department of War Office ; The Arrest of Dreyfus ; Act 2. Sc 1. A Street in Paris ; Jewish Riots ; Sc 2. Another Street in Paris ; Sc 3. The Cherche Midi Prison ; The Court Martial ; Sc 4. The Prison Corridor ; On the Way to Degradations ; Sc 5. The College, Military Square ; The Degradation ; Act 3. The Isle Du Diable (or Devil's Island) ; The Prison Cell ; Tableau 1. The Prisoner at Exercise ; Persecution and Attempt to Drive Dreyfus to Suicide ; Tableau 2. Bureau of the Minister for War ; Dreyfus Placed in Irons and Strapped to Bed ; Tableau 3. A Street in Paris ; Supposed Suicide of Colonel Henry ; Act 4; Sc 1. Madame Dreyfus's Residence at Rennes ; Dreyfus's Return ; Sc 2. A Street in Rennes ; Sc 3. The Market Square, Rennes ; The President's Pardon (ctd. Sydney Morning Herald 21 October 1899, p2).
1 A Spray on the Tomb of Burns i "Rest! Sleep ! They troubles past,", Walter Bentley , 1896 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 July 1896; (p. 162)
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