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Arthur Hopkins (other)
Arthur Hopkins Arthur Hopkins (October 4, 1878 – March 22, 1950) was an American Broadway theatre producer in the early twentieth century. Between 1912 and 1948, he produced and staged more than 80 plays – an average of more than two per year – occasiona ... (1878–1950) was a Broadway theater director and producer. Arthur Hopkins may also refer to: * Arthur F. Hopkins (1794–1865), Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama * Arthur Hopkins (missionary) (1869–1943), British missionary * Dai Hopkins (footballer, born 1902) (Arthur David Hopkins, 1902–1943), Welsh footballer {{hndis, Hopkins, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hopkins
Arthur Hopkins (October 4, 1878 – March 22, 1950) was an American Broadway theatre producer in the early twentieth century. Between 1912 and 1948, he produced and staged more than 80 plays – an average of more than two per year – occasionally writing and directing as well. His repertoire included plays by playwrights in American Expressionist theater, including Elmer Rice, Sophie Treadwell, and Eugene O'Neill. Biography Arthur Hopkins was born on October 4, 1878, in Cleveland. He was the youngest of ten children born to a Welsh couple, David and Mary Jane Hopkins. His autobiography is titled ''To a Lonely Boy''. After leaving high school, he began life as a reporter and then worked for a while as a theatrical press agent. This led to his writing a play, ''The Fatted Calf'' (1912) and to producing a show, ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'', in 1913; it was a hit and launched his Broadway theatre career. Hopkins married Australian actress Eva MacDonald in August 1915. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur F
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hopkins (missionary)
Arthur Innes Hopkins (1869 – 1943) was a British Anglican missionary active in the north of the island of Malaita. Early life Hopkins was born in York to a devoutly Christian family. He was sickly as a child and suffered from numerous serious illnesses, but he nonetheless completed his education at several local schools. Hopkins was ordained as a deacon in 1892 and as a priest in 1893. He wished to work as a missionary, and applied to the Missionary Council for Service Abroad in 1900 in order to do so. Lau Lagoon In 1903, Hopkins set up a missionary base in the Lau Lagoon under the orders of Charles Morris Woodford. He was sent to the Lau Lagoon in order to preempt the possibility of the Methodist Church setting up a mission in the area, as the Anglican colonial authorities did not wish for the Methodists to gain influence. After arriving at the mission he was placed under 24-hour guard, as the mission was under constant threat of attack from locals. Hopkins became influential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
