Sir Bronson James Albery (6 March 1881 – 21 July 1971) was an English

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and

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. Albery was

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in 1949 for his services to the theatre. The

Albery Theatre Albery is a name. It may refer to: Given name * Albery Allson Whitman (1851−1901), African American poet, minister and orator Surname * A. S. Albery, British politician * Bronson Albery (1881−1971), English theatre director and impresario * Do ...

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was named in his honour and his elder son, Sir

Donald Albery Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery (19 June 1914 – 14 September 1988) was an English theatre impresario who did much to translate the adventurous spirit of London in the 1960s onto the stage. Biography He was born into a theatrical family ...

, was also a theatrical impresario. Bronson was second son of dramatist,

James Albery James Albery (4 May 1838 – 15 August 1889) was an English dramatist. Life and career Albery was born in London. On leaving school he entered an architect's office and started to write plays. His farce ''A Pretty Piece of Chiselling'' wa ...

, and stage actress, Mary Moore. He was a brother to politicians,

Irving Albery Sir Irving James Albery (12 May 1879 – 14 November 1967) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of parliament (MP) for Gravesend (UK Parlia ...

Wyndham Albery Wyndham James Albery (1882 – 28 August 1940) was a British politician and accountant. Born in London, Albery was the third and youngest son of the actress and theatrical manager Mary Moore (later Lady Wyndham) and playwright James Albery ...

. Albery married Una Gwynn Rolleston. By 1953, Sir Bronson Albery was the name over the

Criterion Theatre The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre at Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has a seating capacity of 588. Building the theatre In 1870, the caterers Spiers and Pond began developmen ...

, leased from The Wyndham Theatres Ltd and licensed by the Lord Chamberlain.infotextmanuscripts.org
Criterion Programme, June 1953
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