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The Browning Version (play)
''The Browning Version'' is a play by Terence Rattigan, seen by many as his best work, and first performed on 8 September 1948 at the Phoenix Theatre, London. It was originally one of two short plays, jointly titled "Playbill"; the companion piece being ''Harlequinade'', which forms the second half of the evening."Phoenix Theatre", ''The Times'', 9 September 1948, p. 7 ''The Browning Version'' is set in a boys' public school and the Classics teacher in the play, Crocker-Harris, is believed to have been based on Rattigan's Classics tutor at Harrow School, J. W. Coke Norris (1874–1961). Plot Andrew Crocker-Harris is a classics teacher at an English boys' school. After eighteen years of teaching there, today is his last day before moving on to a position at another school. The students speculate on why he is leaving, but do not much care since despite being academically brilliant, he is generally despised as being strict, stern and humourless. They have nicknamed him "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, American and British English spelling differences), many of the List of Broadway theaters, extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names. Many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also use the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional Theater (structure), theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End theatre, West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway thoroughfare is eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Oliver
Anthony Oliver (4 July 1922 – November 1995) was a Welsh film, television and stage actor. Selected filmography * ''Once a Jolly Swagman'' (1949) – Derek * ''All Over the Town'' (1949) – P.C. Butt * '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) – Miner (uncredited) * '' Waterfront'' (1950) – Prison Warder (uncredited) * ''The Magnet'' (1950) – Policeman * '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) – Detective (uncredited) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) – Fireman * ''Emergency Call'' (1952) – Police Constable * '' Gift Horse'' (1952) – Ship's Officer, Guns * '' Penny Princess'' (1952) – Selby's Valet (uncredited) * '' Cosh Boy'' (1953) – Doctor (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1953) – Stanley Foster * ''The Runaway Bus'' (1954) – Duty Officer * ''Shetlandsgjengen'' (1954) – Narrator (voice) * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) – Express Reporter * '' Mad About Men'' (1954) – Pawnbroker * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) – Pawnbroker * '' They Can't Hang Me'' (1955) – Inspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Anderson
Mary Jean Heriot Powell (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001), better known by her stage name Jean Anderson, was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as formidable matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers'' (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the Second World War series ''Tenko (TV series), Tenko'' (1982–1985). She also had a distinguished career on stage and appeared in 46 films. Early life and stage Anderson was born on 12 December 1907 in Eastbourne, Sussex to Scottish parents, and grew up in Guildford, Surrey. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1926–1928. Her first professional engagement was in ''Many Waters'' at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol, in 1929 with her fellow RADA student Robert Morley. In 1934 she joined the Cambridge Festival Theatre, appearing in ''The Circle'' by Somerset Maugham and ''Yahoo'' by Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Tutin
Dame Dorothy Tutin (8 April 19306 August 2001) was an English actress of stage, film and television. For her work in the theatre, she won two Olivier Awards and two ''Evening Standard'' Awards for Best Actress. She was made a CBE in 1967 and a Dame (DBE) in 2000. Tutin began her stage career in 1949 and won the 1960 Best Actress ''Evening Standard'' Award for ''Twelfth Night''. Having made her Broadway debut in the 1963 production of '' The Hollow Crown'', she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1968 original Broadway production of '' Portrait of a Queen''. In the 1970s, she won a second Best Actress ''Evening Standard'' Award and won the Olivier Award (then the Society of London awards) for Best Actress in a Revival for '' A Month in the Country'' and ''The Double Dealer''. Her films included ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (1952), ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1953), ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1958), '' Savage Messiah'' (1972) and '' The Shooting Party'' (1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Eddington
Paul Clark Eddington (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor who played Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom '' The Good Life'' (1975–1978) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom '' Yes Minister'' (1980–1984) and its sequel, '' Yes, Prime Minister'' (1986–1988). He was a four-time BAFTA TV and two-time Olivier Award nominee. Early life Eddington was born at Paddington in London to decorative artist Albert Clark Eddington (1887–1955) and Frances Mary (née Roberts) (1898–1958). He was raised in St John's Wood. The family were Quakers; Albert Eddington being related to the Somerset shoemaking Clark family and the scientist Sir Arthur Eddington.Quakers and the Arts: "Plain and Fancy" – An Anglo-American Perspective, David Sox, Sessions Book Trust, 2000, p. 65 (Albert and Sir Arthur were second cousins, both great-grandsons of William Eddington (1755–1806).) Eddington was brought up by his parents with strict family values. His father had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End Theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes"West End"in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1195, Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of Theatre of the United Kingdom, commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Prominent screen actors, Cinema of the United Kingdom, British and World cinema, international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are approximately 40 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881. Society of London Theatre, The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced that 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock Theatre
The Peacock Theatre (previously the Royalty Theatre) is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Portugal Street, near Aldwych. The 999-seat house is owned by, and comprises part of the London School of Economics and Political Science campus, who use the theatre for lectures, public talks, conferences, political speeches and open days. The university has a long lease with London's principal centre for contemporary dance, Sadler's Wells, with whom it has negotiated a deal to bring in dance companies under the banner 'Sadler's Wells in the West End'. The venue often plays host to dance performances, conferences, ballet, pop concerts and award ceremonies. The stage is approximately by . History Former theatres A theatre has stood on the site since the 17th century. Known as Gibbon's Tennis Court, or the Vere Street Theatre. Mrs Hughes became the first (identified) woman to tread the boards of a London theatre, on 8 December 1660, in a performance of ''Othello'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wheel
Patricia Wheel (December 9, 1925 – June 3, 1986) was an American actress who appeared in films and TV series from the 1940s to the 1970s. Early years Wheel was the daughter of Lester H. Wheel and his wife, Helene, and she had a sister, Lesley. She was born in New York City in 1925. She graduated from St. Agatha's school in New York and attended Hunter Model School. When she was 15, she received a dramatic scholarship and performed with a Long Island summer stock company. Career During World War II, Wheel participated in a six-month USO tour through the South Pacific. Her activities with the troupe included tap dancing and acting in a production of ''Doughgirls''. She also presented plays using people selected from the military personnel at Army camps. Wheel began her acting career in 1949, appearing in TV series like '' A Woman to Remember'', ''Ford Theatre'', '' Cameo Theatre'', '' Somerset Maugham TV Theatre'', '' The Billy Rose Show'', and ''Lux Video Theatre'' among othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Randell
Ronald Egan Randell (8 October 1918 – 11 June 2005) was an Australian actor. After beginning his acting career on the stage in 1937, he played Charles Kingsford Smith in the film '' Smithy'' (1946). He also had roles in '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1947), '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1953), '' I Am a Camera'' (1955), '' Most Dangerous Man Alive'' (1961) and ''King of Kings'' (1961). Early life and career Randell was the son of Ernest Randell (d. 26 May 1946) and Louisa Egan, who had married in 1912. His father was an accountant, born in Broken Hill. Randell was born in Sydney and was the youngest of three sons, the others being Reg and Norm. The family lived for a time in Western Australia but eventually settled in Sydney. Randell attended Marist Brothers in North Sydney. He left school at the age of 14, and went to work as an office boy in a Sydney finance office. Early career Aged fourteen, Randell participated in a few sketches at a social acting club and did an unpaid job for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Hector
Louis Hector (March 19, 1883 – October 1968) was an American radio, theater, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles of Sherlock Holmes in the 1937 broadcast of ''The Three Garridebs'' (the first US televised portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's protagonist Holmes); and that of the Reverend Browne in MGM's 1940 Technicolor release of ''Northwest Passage''. Life and career Hector was born in March 1883 in England. He started his acting career in Theatre performances in London and Broadway.''Holmes is from London''; ''Obituary'' January 13, 1935; article, (via ''Faces of Holmes: Louis Hector'' at the Fourth Garrideb website); accessed A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Bradlee
Frederick Josiah Bradlee Jr. (December 20, 1892 – April 29, 1970) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American while attending Harvard University in 1914. He was the father of American journalist Ben Bradlee. Biography Early years Bradlee was born December 20, 1892, on Beacon Street in the Back Bay section of Boston, son of Frederick Josiah Bradlee (1866-1951) and Eliza Whitwell, daughter of Arthur Malcolm Thomas. Frederick's father, Josiah Bradlee (1837-1902), had married Alice, daughter of Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1809-1877), Speaker of the House of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1848 and 1849, of the "Brahmin" Crowninshield family that had lived in Massachusetts since the 17th century. Harvard University Bradlee enrolled at Harvard University. At Harvard, Bradlee played at the halfback and fullback positions for Percy Haughton's undefeated Harvard Crimson football teams from 1912 to 1914. During Bradlee's three years as a starter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
