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Garrick Theatre Fire, Hereford
In 1916, at the Garrick Theatre in Hereford, England, eight child performers were killed by a fire during a fund-raising concert. One of the group's costumes caught light when they were leaving the stage. Theatre The theatre was built in 1882 and renamed in 1909 after David Garrick, the actor and theatrical manager, who was born in Hereford in 1717. Concert In 1916, during World War I, a fund-raising concert was held "for the benefit of the Herefords and Shropshires" (two local county regiments, the former being the Herefordshire Light Infantry, the latter the King's Shropshire Light Infantry) at the Garrick Theatre, Hereford. One of the turns was provided by more than forty local school-children, wearing snow maiden and Eskimo costumes made in part from cotton wool, even though its use was prohibited in theatres, due to the risk of fire. As a group of 13 children were leaving the stage, one of their costumes caught fire: within moments, all 13 were alight. By the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrick Theatre Fire Plaque
Garrick may refer to: * Garrick (name), for the name's origin and people with either the surname or given name, the most famous being: ** David Garrick (1717–1779), English actor * Garrick Club, a London gentlemen's club named in honour of David Garrick * Garrick Theatre (other), various theatres named after David Garrick * Garrick Collection, early printed editions of English drama bequeathed by David Garrick to the British Museum * Garrick F.C., defunct Sheffield based football club * Garrick or ''Lichia amia'', a fish species * Flash (Jay Garrick), a DC Comics superhero and the first to use the name Flash * Garrick, Saskatchewan, Canada, a hamlet * Garrick's Ait, an ait or island in the River Thames in England * Garrick Bar, one of the oldest public houses in Belfast, Northern Ireland * ''Garrick'', a play by the Catalonia, Catalan mime comedy group Tricicle See also * Carrick (other) * Garak (other) * Garrick/Milne Prize, a biennial art prize tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
