Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911-

Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937

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Theatrical manager, producer, director and writer, Winthrop Ames was born on November 25, 1870 into a wealthy and socially prominent family in North Easton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard and began a career in publishing because of his family's strong opposition to a career in theater. In 1904, however, he traveled to Europe to study the "new stagecraft" and on his return became joint manager of the Castle Square Theatre in Boston with Loren F. Deland. This led to his appointment in 1...

Brueger, Ellen.

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Arkell, Reginald, 1882-1959

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Cornish, Nellie Centennial, 1876-1956

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Browne, Frances Anna Neligan, 1853-1935.

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Dickinson, Patric, 1914-1994

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Patric Thomas Dickinson, 1914-1994, poet and playwright Reference: Finding aid for Patric Dickinson Manuscripts. From the guide to the Patric Dickinson Manuscripts, 1944-1971, (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department) ...

Aikins, Carroll

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Cummins, P. D. (Phyllis Deborah)

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Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950

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Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berkeley, California, to Frank Deering, 1919 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131470 Poet. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881; graduated from Harvard University. Began writing poetry full-time in 1908. Moved to Santa Fe where he died in 1968. From the description of Witter Bynner papers, 1917-1943. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 35920677 American poet and sc...

Brown, Alice, 1857-1948

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American author. From the description of Letter, Boston : to Mrs. George Edward Barton. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14402745 Writer of short stories, novels, and plays. From the description of Alice Brown papers, 1876-1947. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32576984 Alice Brown, American poet, novelist, and dramatist, was born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, on December 5, 1857 to Levi Brown and Elizabeth Lucas. She...

Baldwin, Oliver, 1899-1958

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British politician and author. From the description of Untitled proposed sequel to Unborn Son, [1951?]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632945 ...

Bloch, Bertram, 1892-1987

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Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948

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Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938

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Lascelles Abercrombie M.A. was born in 1881, and was the sixth son of William Abercrombie of Cheshire. He was educated at Malvern College, and at the Victoria University, Manchester; his education was chiefly scientific. He soon became well-known as a poet and a man of letters; from 1919-22 he was Lecturer in Poetry at the University of Liverpool, leaving there to become the Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, where he stayed until 1929 when he left to take up a Professor...

Bax, Clifford, 1886-1962

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Clifford Bax was a diverse and talented writer, prolific and opinionated, perhaps best known for his verse plays. Born into an affluent family, Bax was greatly influenced by reading traditional English poets in his teens. He also developed an interest in mysticism, and later in Buddhism and Platonistic theories, all of which influenced his work and worldview; although he became a successful playwright, poet, novelist, critic, editor, and biographer, the mystical ideals espoused in his works coup...

Berger-Hamerschlag, Margareta, 1905-

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Cherry, Jeanne Yeats, 1879-

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Van Volkenburg, Ellen.

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Director, actress, and puppeteer in Engliand and the United States, and co-founder of the Chicago Little Theatre with her husband, Maurice Browne. From the description of Letters, to her parents, 1913-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34366255 ...

Archer, William, 1856-1924

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Scottish dramatic critic and playright, and a close friend of George Bernard Shaw. From the description of ALS, 1893 November 24, 40, Queen Square, W.C., [London], to Mrs. Charrington. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936001 English journalist and writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 26 Gordon Square, W.C., [London], to Robert Browning, 1888 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125331 William Archer was a Sco...

Copeau, Jacques, 1879-1949

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French actor and producer. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1917-1924. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365169 ...

Brown, Gilmor.

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Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947

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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese-born, English-educated, American art historian, philosopher, and author. Stella Bloch, Coomaraswamy's third wife, was a student of Indian dance, art, and philosophy and co-authored several articles with Coomaraswamy. Although they divorced in 1930, they maintained a friendly correspondence, discussing art, philosophy, and Coomaraswamy's works. From the description of Stella Bloch papers relating to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, 1890-1985 (bulk 1917-19...

Armfield, Anne Constance Smedley.

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Cheyne, Elizabeth Gibson, 1869-1931.

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English poet. From the description of A Rover : autograph manuscript signed of the poem : [n.p.], 1915 Oct. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270630886 ...

Aldis, Mary, 1872-

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Mary Reynolds Aldis (1872-1949), poet and playwright. The papers include research materials gathered for a 1919 talk on war poetry, correspondence from Edgar Lee Masters and correspondence and manuscripts from others. From the description of Mary Reynolds Aldis papers, 1904-1929 (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 603543028 Mary Reynolds Aldis (1872-1949) was a poet and playwright. In 1910, she founded the Aldis Playhouse, which operated for seve...

Chadwick, Joyce.

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Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970

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Vera Brittain was a British author, journalist, and lecturer. Her memoir, Testament of youth, has been hailed as a touchstone of the WWI generation. Brittain was a dedicated feminist and pacifist, active in Britain and the United States before World War II. From the description of Vera Brittain letter to Amy Loveman, 1937 Nov. 3. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52605430 ...

Albery, Bronson, 1881-1971

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Director of the Arts Theatre, London; managing directory of the New Theatre, London. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1927-1942. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365083 Epithet: theatre manager Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x000012 ...

Clements, John, Sir, 1910-1988

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Epithet: shipwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x0003bc Epithet: actor Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x00001a ...

Dransfield, Jane, 1875-1957

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Jane Dransfield (1875-1957) was an American playwright and poet. She also wrote play reviews, gave lectures on the theatre, and served as an officer on the drama committee for the Poetry Society of America. From the description of Jane Dransfield papers, 1917-1945, bulk (1920-1941). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378744 ...

Bennett, Dorothy Cheston, -1977

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Epithet: 2nd wife of Arnold Bennett British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x000257 ...

Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955

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Produced May 18, 1942. From the description of Tomorrow's sun; a play, 1942. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365838 British actor, director, producer, and co-founder of the Chicago Little Theatre. From the description of Morley's First Sketch of English Literature papers, 1909 and 1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491672 ...

Browne, Harper G.

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Dukes, Ashley, 1885-1959

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Epithet: author and dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000111 British producer and playwright. From the description of Ashley Dukes papers, [ca. 1932-1942]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122502153 ...

Casson, Lewis, Sir, 1875-1969

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British actor and producer. From the description of Letter : London, to Laurence Housman, 1938 May 8. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25269115 English actor and producer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Duchess Theatre [London], to Denys Blakelock, 1947 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870498 Epithet: actor and theatrical producer Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscri...

Browne, Frederick Herbert, 1849-1894.

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Arnaud, Yvonne Germaine, 1892-1958.

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Cochran, C. B. (Charles Blake), 1872-1951

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Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical producer, agent and promoter. From the description of Sir Charles Blake Cochran papers, 1898-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79763221 From the description of Sir Charles Blake Cochran papers, 1898-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150310 ...

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...

De Friston, Adrian Francis Annesley, 1900-

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Dearmer, Geoffrey, 1893-1996

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Epithet: Examiner of Plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x0002e9 ...

Davies, Frederick Stanley, 1949-

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