Martyn Keith

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Martyn Keith was an Australian actor, writer and director who worked during the silent era.

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In 1912 he worked as an acting teacher in Lismore, New South Wales where he also performed in plays for his own company. [1] [2]

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  1. ↑ "GENERAL NEWS". The Northern Star . Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 12 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "BUGGY ACCIDENT". The Northern Star . Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 December 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "SWIFT'S HIPPODROME". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . National Library of Australia. 4 June 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Little Drummer Boy". Maitland Daily Mercury . NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 August 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "THE QUEEN OF DIAMONDS". The Singleton Argus . NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 November 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "THE BRAND OF CAIN". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 2 January 1909. p. 16. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "THE STRUTTER'S PAGE". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Woolcott's Moving Theatre Company". Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate . NSW: National Library of Australia. 30 August 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Tamworth Daily Observer . NSW: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "A FOOL THERE WAS". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 5 February 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 1 February 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "THE SCAMPS OF LONDON". The Northern Star . Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "A SAILOR'S SWEETHEART". The Northern Star . Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 November 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "DRAMATIC NOTES". The Australasian . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1916. p. 28. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Advertising". The Northern Star . Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 October 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "THEATRE ROYAL". Punch . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1916. p. 40. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "THEATRE ROYAL". Punch . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1916. p. 36. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "CAMPERDOWN CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY SATURDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1919". The Camperdown Chronicle . National Library of Australia. 29 November 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2014.


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