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Vera Pearce (1895–1966) was an Australian stage and film actress whose lengthy career was carried out in both her home country and in England.〔("Vera Pearce." ) ''BFI.'' Retrieved 26 February 2014.〕 ==Biography== Born in Broken Hill (New South Wales), Pearce spent much of her youth in Adelaide, and made her stage debut there at age five with the World's Entertainers〔("Miss Vera Pearce." ) ''The Mail'' (Adelaide) 28 June 1913, p.12. (16 February 2014 )〕 She went on to train as a juvenile performer in pantomimes and musical comedies produced by J.C. Williamson Ltd, and in 1910 scored much acclaim for her role in the Firm's hit production ''Our Miss Gibbs'' (1910).〔("Vera Pearce" ) at ''Australian Variety Theatre Archive''. Retrieved 16 February 2014.〕 After making her film debut in ''The Shepherd of the Southern Cross'' (1914), Pearce went to England with the aim of carving out a career there but was induced to return to Australia shortly afterwards by Hugh D. McIntosh, General Manager of Harry Rickards Tivoli Theatres Ltd. Pearce made her return to the Australian stage in November 1914 as one of the stars of the ''Tivoli Follies'' revue, and remained with the show throughout its two and a half year tour around the country. Among the other productions she appeared in over the next seven years were ''The Beauty Shop'' (1917), ''My Lady Frayle'' (1919), ''The Officers' Mess'' (1919), ''His Little Widows'' (1920) and ''Chu Chin Chow'' (1920), in which she played Zahrat-al-Kulub opposite Charles Workman (as Chu Chin Chow).〔Murphy, Lynne. "Vera Pearce." ''Companion to Theatre in Australia''. Sydney: Currency Press, 1995, p.429.〕 Pearce moved to the UK in 1922, with one of her earliest shows being ''Love's Awakening''. She went on to work consistently on the London stage in musicals and pantomimes up until her death. Her last notable appearance, though, was in a 1957 New York City production of Georges Feydeau's farce ''Hotel Paradise'' (aka ''L'Hôtel du libre échange'').〔Murphy, Lynne. "Vera Pearce." ''Companion to Theatre in Australia''. Sydney: Currency Press, 1995, p.429.〕 She also appeared in at least 16 films between 1931 and 1966. 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「Vera Pearce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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