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James Brunton Gibb L.T.C.L.(Licentiate of Trinity College London) (13 January 1897 – 28 June 1968) was a prominent Australian performer and teacher of elocution. He was born "James Thomas Gibb" but adopted his mother's maiden name as his middle name. He studied at Sydney High School and was to become a prominent member of their Old Boys' Union. He began his stage career entertaining troops as a member of the "Anzac Coves" (after a command performance at Buckingham Palace given royal assent to be called "Royal Anzac Coves"), after active service in Egypt, France and Flanders.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 27 October 1919 )〕 He studied elocution under Lawrence Campbell and continued to draw on his expertise while gaining credentials for judging.〔(''Brisbane Courier'' 12 February 1927 )〕 He founded his elocution school in 1920?, based in Paling's Building, Sydney, where he later formed the Brunton Gibb Players. From 1919 to 1939 he regularly gave popular recitals, commonly at St James' Hall in Phillip St., or King's Hall, Sydney, accompanied by performers such as Ethel Lang, Lindley Evans, Rosa Alba, Albert Goossens, Tom Lamond, Idwal Jenkins and Wilfred Thomas. He also supported rival schools run by Gladys Guest, S Gordon Lavers, Zita Swales and Beth Powe. He organised music festivals and the first Auburn eisteddfod.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 5 April 1924 )〕 He served as adjudicator at that and similar competitions at Kurri Kurri〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 10 April 1925 )〕 Taree〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 11 May 1925 )〕 Riverina〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 28 July 1926 )〕 Goulburn, Maitland, Toronto, New South Wales, Windsor, Queensland〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 12 February 1927 )〕 then major contests in Brisbane, Wellington, New Zealand〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 25 February 1928 )〕 Devonport, Tasmania〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 28 October 1933 )〕 and contributed to many charity fund-raisers and Anzac Day services.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 25 April 1925 )〕 During WWII he served as an amenities officer (initially as lieutenant then promoted to captain), organising tours for such entertainers as Gracie Fields〔(Photograph held at War Memorial, Canberra )〕 He was an officer in the United Grand Lodge, a Masonic order,〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 11 June 1936 )〕 a competitive golfer, a competent singer, organist and piano accompanist. He was a member of the Sydney Savage Club, being elected president in 1946.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 15 April 1946 )〕 ==Personal life== He married Ethel Lang, one of his pupils, in 1923.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 27 September 1923 )〕 They frequently appeared on stage together. They had a son Peter in 1924, a daughter (Judith) Wendy in 1925〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 24 October 1925 )〕 a daughter Barbara Joan in 1927 and a son David in 1939.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 19 August 1939 )〕 The whole family used "Brunton" as though it were part of their surname. Peter and Wendy Brunton Gibb both excelled in elocution.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 2 September 1935 )〕〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 3 September 1935 )〕 Wendy appeared in the 1949 Charles Chauvel film ''Sons of Matthew'', left for London and joined Dan O'Connor's British Commonwealth Players and in 1953 became Mrs Michael Benge.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 13 September 1953 )〕 Peter served with the RAAF during WWII and married in 1946.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 28 August 1946 )〕 Barbara was educated at Fort Street High School and worked as a radio〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 4 March 1951 )〕 and stage actress associated with Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre and Mercury Theatre under the name Barbara Brunton, marrying journalist Stuart Revill in 1952.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 20 February 1952 )〕 David became Professor of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at UNSW in 2001.〔http://www.shsobu.org.au/wp-content/uploads/professors.pdf〕 He is commemorated at Sydney High School by the David Brunton Gibb Prize for Soccer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Brunton Gibb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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