Picture portfolio and birthday programme for opening of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, April 24, 1932. 1932.
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Dan H. Laurence Collection.
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Dan Laurence died Feb. 5, 2008, at the age of 87, in San Antionio, Texas. From the description of Clippings, photographs, programs and other materials relating to Dan H. Laurence. 1986- 2008. (University of Guelph). WorldCat record id: 625706418 ...
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...
Shakespeare Memorial Company
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The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened in Stratford-upon-Avon next to the River Avon in 1879, after local brewer Charles Flower donated the land and launched a campaign to build a theatre in the town of Shakespeare's birth, and the Shakespeare Memorial Company was its production company. After the original theatre was destroyed by fire, the New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened its doors on an adjacent site in 1932, designed by Elisabeth Scott. The Royal Shakespeare Company was founded in 196...
