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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I am not presently engaged in a study
of Lindley but do mention him in my book. He made off with a play
by Kate Simpson Hayes and I have always wondered if among his
papers he mentions it or if he kept a script as all her Regina
plays are missing. Kym On 2016-06-10 11:45 AM, ian mcwilliams
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<div dir="ltr">Hi, Ian.
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<div>I've come across Lindley a few times in prairie newspapers
(<i><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html">Peel's
Prairie Provinces</a></i> is an online wonder... although
in-person at the SK archives is where I primarily researched).</div>
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<div>For example, in the Prince Albert Advocate newspaper:</div>
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<div><i>The Harry Lindley Co. closed a ten-night engagement at
the town hall on Saturday night last, producing on that
occasion, by special request, “Little Lord Fauntleroy” and
“Is Marriage a failure.” The whole series of plays with
possibility the exception of the piece. "A Tenderfoot
Divine,” were very good, and good houses were the rule.
The company calculated to finish on Friday night and gave
a matinee that afternoon, but having changed their route
of travel, stayed over here on Saturday, drawing a full
house that evening. They left on Monday’s train expecting
to open at Moose Jaw. This company may return again late
this fall</i> (Advocate - Tuesday August 3 1897 – Town and
Country).</div>
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<div><i>Harry Lindley has been having a cyclone of calamity.
Miss Ferre, his leading lady, is in quarantine with scarlet
fever, as is Mr. Carrington also, in Moose Jaw, Miss Dorrity
is in the hospital at Prince Albert, under the care of Dr.
Spence. Mr. Decks <span class="">is</span> under doctor’s
care, but by good fortune Walter B. Woodall arrived on a
visit and Miss Carruthers joined the forces. The company
drive to Battleford and stay there a week or so. They also
play at Saskatoon. Harry is astounded at the jumps the
towns are making. He brought a celebrated British Columbia
doctor, Dr. O’Hagan, up to Prince Albert, and by the
introduction of T. O. Davis, M.P. he settles in Melfort.
Mr. Lindley plays Regina coming down.—Regina Standard </i>(Advocate
July 28, 1902, P1, “Personal Pointers Re Prominent People”). </div>
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<div>Hopefully this helps, </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 10 June 2016 at 07:50, Ian
Easterbrook <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings<br>
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I am currently researching the life and career of Henry
Lindley Woodall, who<br>
trod the boards across Canada (and the US) ca.1870 until his
death in 1913.<br>
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He was best known here as Harry Lindley, but his stage
career in the UK<br>
began as H. Woodall, then Henry Woodall; he started over
here as Major Henry<br>
Lindley, later Harry Lindley.<br>
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May I ask whether you are aware of others who are engaged in
studying (or<br>
have studied) this fellow?<br>
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I have found his autobiography "Merely Players," and Mary
Elizabeth Smith's<br>
magnificent paper on his travails in Atlantic Canada - but
have seen little<br>
else.<br>
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Any suggestions would be much appreciated<span
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Ian Easterbrook<br>
Fergus ON<br>
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