Wilkie, Allan, 1878-1970.

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Actor and theatrical manager. Wilkie came to Melbourne, Australia in 1916, and in 1920 formed the Allan Wilkie Grand Shakespearian Company. From 1920 to 1928, Allan Wilkie, with his wife and leading lady Frediswyde Hunter-Watts, toured Australia and New Zealand staging thousands of productions.

From the description of All the world my stage [manuscript] : a biography of the actor - manager, Allan Wilkie, C.B.E., whose exploits made him a legend in Australia / story told to the author, John M. East for a broadcast ; foreward by Ngaio Marsh. 1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223383346

Actor and theatrical manager. Between 1915 and 1927 Wilkie and his wife Frediswyde Hunter-Watts toured Australia and New Zealand, staging over 1000 Shakespearian productions.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225786793

Allan Wilkie was a noted Shakespearean actor.

From the description of Report [manuscript]. ca. 1920. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223044949

Actor and theatrical manager. Wilkie, C.B.E., came to Melbourne, Australia in 1916, and in 1920 formed the Allan Wilkie Grand Shakespearian Company. From 1920 to 1928, Allan Wilkie, with his wife and leading lady Frediswyde Hunter-Watts, toured Australia and New Zealand staging thousands of productions.

From the description of [Papers] / collected by Allan Wilkie and Frediswyede Hunter-Watts. 1878-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223638520

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associatedWith Allan Wilkie Grand Shakespearean Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Allan Wilkie Grand Shakespearean Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Allan Wilkie Grand Shakespearean Company. corporateBody
associatedWith East, John Marlborough. person
associatedWith Hunter-Watts, Frediswyde person
associatedWith King's Theatre (Melbourne, Vic.) corporateBody
associatedWith Long, Desiree. person
associatedWith Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982. person
associatedWith Murphy, Basil. person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Australia
Australia
Melbourne--Victoria
Australia
Subject
Theater
Theater
Theater
Actors
Actors
Prompt-book
Theatrical companies
Theatrical producers and directors
Occupation
Actors
Theatrical managers
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Birth 1878

Death 1970

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