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Saturday's Newspaper Snippet: Stage-struck

 Today's post involves my husband's Maternal Aunt, Maria Theresa Hunt, who is now deceased.  The article refers to her as Perri, which is either what she wanted her stage name to be or is a typo, as she was known by the name Terri to family and friends.  The article also has a lovely photograph of her and can be found here

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Singapore girl back from Britain: Stage-struck

MISS PERRI HUNT (above) returned from Britain aboard the Canton yesterday and said she was stage-struck.

Perri, a former pupil of Singapore's Good Shepherd Convent, wanted to know what her chances were of joining the Singapore Stage Club.

She has been through a course of dramatics in Coventry, England, and has appeared in "quite a few amateur productions" with a fair amount of success.

Miss Hunt, who has been away from Singapore for the last two years, was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J.E. Hunt.  Her father is expected to join them in Singapore shortly.- Straits Times Picture.

Source: NewspaperSG. Singapore girl back from Britain: Stage-struckThe Straits Times, 2 March 1960, Page 7.  Retrieved from http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19600302-1.2.78


Using the Ancestry website I was able to find the record for Terri's trip from England to Singapore mentioned above.


UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Name: Maria Theresa Hunt 

Gender: Female

Departure Date: 6 Feb 1960

Departure Port: England

Ship Name: Canton

Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company

Destination Port: Singapore

Master: Cumpar

Household members


UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Name: Josephine Eleonore Hunt

Gender: Female

Departure Date: 6 Feb 1960

Departure Port: England

Ship Name: Canton

Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company

Destination Port: Singapore

Master: Cumpar

Household members


Source: Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.  Retrieved from https://www.ancestry.com.au/

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