Collection of material relating to Gordon Bottomley, 1874-1948, playwright 1922-1982

University of Durham.

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At Durham degrees in music by examination were initiated in 1889. They were designed to meet the needs of professional musicians for a test of professional competence rather than an academic course. Whereas music degrees by examination at Oxford, Cambridge and London in the 19th century all required candidates to show competence also in other subjects such as classics and mathematics, Durham degrees demanded high musical ability but only general educational qualifications, and had no residential...

MacKinnie David Glen fl. 1922

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Bottomley, Gordon (1874-1948, playwright)

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Dr Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948) was an English poet and dramatist. His favoured genre was verse drama. His themes were taken from Celtic and northern legend. He was president of the Scottish Community Drama Association and vice president of the British Drama League . David Glen MacKemmie was secretary of the St Andrew Society and a founder of the Scottish National Players . He was secretary of the Scottish National Theatre Society, 1922-1928, and founder, chairman (1930)...

MacKinnie, David Glen (fl. 1922-1930: founder of Scottish National Players)

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Dr Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948) was an English poet and dramatist. His favoured genre was verse drama. His themes were taken from Celtic and northern legend. He was president of the Scottish Community Drama Association and vice president of the British Drama League . David Glen MacKemmie was secretary of the St Andrew Society and a founder of the Scottish National Players . He was secretary of the Scottish National Theatre Society, 1922-1928, and founder, chairman (1930)...

Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948

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Gordon Bottomley was an English author, known primarily for his verse plays. Born in Yorkshire, he took a job as a bank clerk, but had to give it up due to a tubercular condition, which contributed to his comparatively quiet life. He was an accomplished poet, and devoted himself to reviving the art of verse drama, writing some thirty plays, almost all of them in verse. He remains a gifted and visionary Georgian author. Bottomley married painter Emily Burton, and their home, The Sheiling, was a p...