Percy, Esmé Saville
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Percy, Esmé Saville (1887–1957), English actor, particularly admired for his work in Shakespeare and Shaw. He studied for the stage under Sarah
Bernhardt, and made his first appearance in
Benson's company in 1904, later touring with him in a number of leading Shakespearian roles. In 1908 he was with
Granville-Barker at the
Royal Court Theatre, and then joined Miss
Horniman's repertory company in Manchester. During and after the First World War he was in charge of entertainment for the troops, producing over 140 plays. He returned to London in 1923, remaining active in the theatre until his sudden death. He was a recognized authority on Shaw and from 1924 to 1928, with the Charles Macdona Players, appeared in a wide variety of Shavian parts, including the male leads in
Man and Superman,
Androcles and the Lion,
The Doctor's Dilemma,
Pygmalion, and
The Apple Cart. He also directed the Hell scene (Act 3, scene 2) from
Man and Superman as a separate production—
Don Juan in Hell—at the
Little Theatre in 1928, playing Don Juan himself. Among his other roles were Hamlet, Gaev in
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, and Matthew Skipps in
Fry's The Lady's not for Burning (1949), of which he was co-director.
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Anniversaries
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industrial revolution
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