Dorothy Nevile Lees papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig and The Mask, 1905-1963.

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Dorothy Nevile Lees papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig and The Mask, 1905-1963.

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The collection contains papers collected by Dorothy Nevile Lees to document the life and work of Edward Gordon Craig, especially their work together on the theater journals The Mask and The Marionnette. Includes also records of Craig's School for the Art of the Theatre, in Florence, Italy, the Society of the Theatre, and the British Institute of Florence, to whom Dorothy Nevile Lees donated a large collection of Craig materials.

54 boxes and 14 volumes (27 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966

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Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) était acteur, metteur en scène, scénographe, graveur et théoricien du théâtre. Il était le fils de l'architecte Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) et de l'actrice Ellen Alice Terry (1848-1928). À sa naissance il s'appelait Edward Godwin Terry ; son nom fut officiellement changé en Edward Wardell en 1878. Il adopta le nom de scène Gordon Craig en 1891, qui fut officialisé par la suite. Edward Gordon Craig was born in England on 16 January 18...

Society of the Theatre.

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Lees, David

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Lees, Dorothy Nevile

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Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) was the son of British actress Ellen Terry and designer and architect Edward William Godwin. His role as champion of all things connected with the advancement of the art of the theatre is well documented in this collection. Dorothy Nevile Lees (1880-1966) was a British author who lived in Florence, Italy, for most of her life. She served as the managing editor of Craig's journal, The Mask, and had a son with him in 1917 (David Lees). ...

Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

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British actress. From the description of Dame Ellen Terry correspondence and calling card, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980587 Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000002 Dame Ellen Terry was a 19th century British actress, who for many years performed opposite Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She was made a Dame Grand Cross in 1925. Fro...

British Institute of Florence

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School for the Art of the Theatre (Florence, Italy)

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