Jamaican Plays » Ranny Williams http://www.jamaicanplays.com From Roots Plays to The National Pantomime Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:01:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 70th Pantomime – Anansi and Goat Head Soup – To Honour Ranny Williams http://www.jamaicanplays.com/2011/70th-pantomime-anansi-and-goat-head-soup-to-honour-ranny-williams/ http://www.jamaicanplays.com/2011/70th-pantomime-anansi-and-goat-head-soup-to-honour-ranny-williams/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:51:09 +0000 admin http://www.jamaicanplays.com/?p=978 In its 70th year, the upcoming Little Theatre Movement’s National Pantomime, Anansi and Goat Head Soup, will be paying homage to theatre legend Ranny Williams. Williams, along with the late Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley, played an integral role in the ‘Jamaicanisation’ of the National Pantomime that got its start in 1941 … more here [Gleaner newspaper report]

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August 10, 1980 – Ranny Williams passes away
Randolph Williams (more popularly known as Ranny Williams), one of Jamaica’s most famous entertainers, dies from a heart attack in the Toronto East General Hospital in Canada. He reportedly shouts characteristically from his deathbed saying “the show must go on!”

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The First Dramatisation Of An Anancy Folktale
On July 28, 1942, for the first time, an Anancy folktale is dramatised and presented on a public stage. The play – Anancy & The Goat – is written by journalist A.E.T. Henry and produced by Randolph ‘Ranny’ Williams and presented on the stage at Edelweiss Park. Williams also plays the role of Anancy.

Fool’s Paradise Opens At The Ward Theatre
On July 28, 1943, Fool’s Paradise, three-act play written by Mrs. Vere Johnson, is presented at the Ward Theatre in Downtown Kingston by the Jamaica Socio-Economic Society. Members of the cast include Elma Russell, Linette Chung and Beryl Anderson. Music is provided by George Nelson and his orchestra. The performance is in aid of the Allied Red Cross Fund, the Save The Children Fund and the Jamaica Socio-Charity Fund.

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