Elizabeth Mann c. 1938
Post War years 1945 to 1950
After the war and time in Kidderminster Jack joined touring companies and well... toured. By 1948 he was in Redditch. But a most important bit in this period is that joining his company to take the lead in 'Jane Eyre' (fresh from RADA - not withstanding being in the WRAF in the War in between) was the very pretty and engaging actress Elizabeth Mann. Jack, smitten, gave up his room with a gas fire in his digs to the young digs-less actress and moved to the attic room complete with broken window and snow flurries blowing in, he froze but their relationship warmed; the rest as they say is history. They married in December '49 in Bedford.
They joined the Denville Players and went to Jersey where they did several seasons in Rep.
Jack with Mary Southgate in the Nonentities production of Caste
The company at the stage door of the Playhouse Theatre, Jersey
about Sept 1950
Mignon 'Smudge' Elkan, Ron Hemming, Aline Libert, Terry Denville, Treena van Doorne, Jack and Liz
Jack and Liz in Jersey 1949
4th June 1951 programme Playhouse Theatre, Jersey
L to R. Marjorie Denville, ? possibly Geoffrey Barfoot, ? possibly Len Laurie, ? possibly Dennis Loraine, Jack Woolgar and Greta Ward