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John Ramsey (dramatist)
John Ramsey (1887–1972) was a pseudonym used by Reginald Owen John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television programmes. Career Owen was born to Joseph and Frances Owen in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, En .... He was co-author of the 1911 play '' Where the Rainbow Ends'' with Mrs Clifford Mills and music by R. Quilter. Owen provided stage know-how. Plays * ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' (1911) written with Clifford Mills * ''The Joker'' (1915) written with Ernest Schofield * ''The Jolly Family'' (1927) Notes British dramatists and playwrights British male dramatists and playwrights {{UK-playwright-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Owen
John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television programmes. Career Owen was born to Joseph and Frances Owen in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional debut in 1905. Sometime prior to 1911 Owen met the author Mrs. Clifford Mills. On hearing her idea of a rainbow story, persuaded her to turn it into a play, which became '' Where the Rainbow Ends''. He co-authored the work with Mills using the pseudonym John Ramsey. That December he starred as Saint George in its first production, which opened to very good reviews. He went to the United States in 1920 and performed on Broadway. He later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career, becoming a familiar face in many Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions. Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 film version o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Rainbow Ends (play)
''Where the Rainbow Ends'' is a children's play, originally written for Christmas 1911 by Clifford Mills and John Ramsey. The incidental music was composed by Roger Quilter. ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' is a fantasy story which follows the journey of four children, two girls, two boys and a pet lion cub in search of their parents. Travelling on a magic carpet they face various dangers on their way to rescue their parents and are guarded and helped by Saint George. The rainbow story is a symbol of hope with its magic carpet of faith and its noble hero St. George of England in shining armour ready now, as in olden times, to fight and conquer the dragon of evil. Most of the story is set in ‘Rainbow Land’ complete with talking animals, mythical creatures and even a white witch. First production The first performance took place at the Savoy Theatre, London, 21 December 1911. The play starred Reginald Owen as St. George of England and Lydia Bilbrook as well as a cast of 45 child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Mills
Clifford Mills (aka Emlie Clifford, née Bennet) (1863–1933) was a British playwright, best known for the plays ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' and ''The Luck of the Navy (play), The Luck of the Navy.'' Career Mills's real name was Emlie (aka Emilie) Clifford. She adopted the pseudonym Clifford Mills because, as a woman writer, she was unable to get published under her own name. Clifford Mills was derived from her husband's name Harold Mills Clifford, who she married in 1889. The inspiration for the fairy story play ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' came from a poem written by her daughter Evelyn. The play was co-authored with John Ramsey (pseudonym), John Ramsay with music by Roger Quilter. Ramsay did not contribute to the content of the play but helped with the technical aspects of playwrighting. It was first staged in December 1911 and was presented at Christmas time from then until 1959, only missing two years. ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' was also published as a book in 1912. Mills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Quilter
Roger Cuthbert Quilter (1 November 1877 – 21 September 1953) was a British composer, known particularly for his art songs. His songs, which number over a hundred, often set music to text by William Shakespeare and are a mainstay of the English art song tradition. Biography Quilter was born in Hove, Sussex; a commemorative blue plaque is on the house at 4 Brunswick Square. He was a younger son of William Quilter, Sir William Quilter, 1st Baronet, a wealthy noted landowner, politician and art collector. Roger Quilter was educated first in the preparatory school at Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough. He then moved to Eton College and later became a fellow-student of Percy Grainger, Cyril Scott and H. Balfour Gardiner at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, where he studied for almost five years under the guidance of the German professor of composition Iwan Knorr.Hold, Trevor, Quilter belonged to the Frankfurt Group, a circle of composers who studied at the Hoch Conservatory in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Dramatists And Playwrights
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
