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Old Vic London repertory company and theater. The Old Vic theater opened in 1818 as the Coburg, and was renamed the Royal Victoria in 1833, soon familiarized to the Old Vic. In 1914 it became a Shakespearean repertory company organized by Lillian Baylis; by 1923 the entire stage works of... Read more
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Sir Tyrone Guthrie Sir Tyrone Guthrie
Sir Tyrone Guthrie 1900-1971, English stage director, playwright, and writer. Guthrie directed the Scottish National Players (1926-28), the Festival Theatre, Cambridge (1929-30), and the Old Vic-Sadler's Wells Company. From 1953 to 1957, he was artistic director of the Shakespearean Festival in... Read more
Dame Sybil Thorndike Dame Sybil Thorndike
Dame Sybil Thorndike (Agnes Sybil Thorndike), 1882-1976, English actress. Thorndike made her debut with the Ben Greet Players and toured the United States with them (1904-7). She worked with the Old Vic (1914-18) in Shakespearean repertory and thereafter played hundreds of classic roles. Thorndike... Read more
Sir Laurence Olivier Sir Laurence Olivier
Olivier, Sir Laurence (1907–89). Actor and director. Praised by Ellen Terry in a school play, Olivier became one of his generation's leading actors. Commencing in repertory, he established a reputation with Shakespearian roles and joined the Old Vic; after starring in film versions of... Read more
Dame Ninette de Valois Dame Ninette de Valois
Dame Ninette de Valois , 1898-2001, English ballet director, b. County Wicklow, Ireland. She was originally named Edris Stannus. After attaining distinction as a dancer, most notably in Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes (1923-26), she became choreographic director of both the Abbey Theatre and the Old... Read more
Dame Edith Evans Dame Edith Evans
Dame Edith Evans 1888-1976, English actress. After her stage debut in 1912, Evans toured with Ellen Terry. Known for her resonant voice, she worked with the Old Vic (1925-26) and had a distinguished career on the stage and in films. She was celebrated for her performances in Elizabethan,... Read more
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Michael Gough Michael Gough
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