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Mr. Todd's Experiment
''Mr. Todd's Experiment'' is a 1920 comedy play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett. It ran for 67 performances at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End. The original cast included Owen Nares, Fred Kerr, Meggie Albanesi, Doris Lloyd, Marion Lorne Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall (sources differ) (August 12, 1883 – May 9, 1968), known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress of stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne ..., E. Holman Clark and Tom Reynolds.Wearing p.5 References Bibliography * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1920 plays West End plays Comedy plays Plays by Walter C. Hackett {{1920s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter C
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondheim Theatre
The Sondheim Theatre (formerly the Queen's Theatre) is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street in the City of Westminster, London. It opened as the Queen's Theatre on 8 October 1907, as a twin to the neighbouring Hicks Theatre (now the Gielgud Theatre) which had opened ten months earlier. Both theatres were designed by W. G. R. Sprague. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972. In 2019 the theatre's name was changed from the Queen's to the Sondheim Theatre (after Stephen Sondheim) after a 20 week refurbishment. The theatre reopened on 18 December 2019. History The original plan was to name the venue the ''Central Theatre''. However, after lengthy debate, it was named the Queen's Theatre and a portrait of Queen Alexandra was hung in the foyer. The first production at the Queen's Theatre was a comedy by Madeleine Lucette Ryley called ''The Sugar Bowl''. Although it was poorly received and ran for only 36 perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Play
Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy ending. In the Middle Ages, the term expanded to include narrative poems with happy endings and a lighter tone. In this sense Dante used the term in the title of his poem, the ''Divine Comedy'' (Italian: ''Divina Commedia''). The phenomena connected with laughter and that which provokes it have been carefully investigated by psychologists. The predominating characteristics are incongruity or contrast in the object, and shock or emotional seizure on the part of the subject. It has also been held that the feeling of superiority is an essential factor: thus Thomas Hobbes speaks of laughter as a "sudden glory." Modern investigators have paid much attention to the origin both of laughter and of smiling, as well as the development of the "play insti ... [...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 is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Famous screen actors, British and international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are a total of 39 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. Opening in October 2022, @sohoplace is the first new West End theatre in 50 years. The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925). Early life Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mother to become an actor, and in 1908 he received his training from actress Rosina Filippi. The following year, he was playing bit parts in West End productions, including the St. James’s Theatre and the Pinero’s Mid Channel. Over the next few years, as his reputation grew, he performed with many of the outstanding actors of the era, including Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, and Marion Terry. Career In 1914, Nares appeared in ''Dandy Donovan'', the first of the 25 silent films in which he appeared. The early 1920s was his golden period and he was the male lead opposite such actresses as Gladys Cooper, Fay Compton, Madge Titheradge and Daisy Burrell. His stage career also continued to flourish. In 1915, he played Thomas Armstrong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Kerr
Fred A. Kerr (born December 29, 1940) is an American former politician who served in the Kansas State Senate from 1977 to 1992. Kerr was born in Spearville, Kansas as a third-generation farmer and rancher. He attended Oklahoma State University and was involved in civic affairs in Pratt County before being elected to the Senate. Kerr was elected to the Senate in 1976, defeating Kansas State House member Walter Graber by a narrow margin. During his time in the Senate, Kerr chaired the taxation committee and the agriculture committee. He retired from the Senate in 1992, and in 1994 ran for governor; he finished in third place in a six-way race in the Republican primary, losing to eventual governor Bill Graves. Graves nominated Kerr to the Kansas Board of Regents The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meggie Albanesi
Margherita Cecilia Brigida Lucia Maria Albanesi (8 October 1899—9 December 1923) was a British stage and film actress. Life and career She was born in London on 8 October 1899. Her father was Italian-born Carlo Albanesi (1856-1926), a pianist and teacher at Royal Academy of Music, while her mother was Effie Adelaide Rowlands, a writer who published over 100 romance novels. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and appeared on the stage in ''The School for Scandal'', '' Mr. Todd's Experiment'' and '' A Pair of Spectacles''. She appeared in small film roles in ''The Romance of Old Bill'', ''Darby and Joan'' and '' Mr. Wu''. She enjoyed a successful theatre career, starring in plays such as Galsworthy's '' The First and the Last'', opposite Owen Nares. She was soon being hailed by critics as one of the brightest prospects in British acting. Death After making just six films, Albanesi died at the age of 24 in Broadstairs, Kent, on 9 December 1923, of intestinal obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Lloyd
Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1891 – 21 May 1968) was an English–American film and stage actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''The Time Machine'' (1960) and ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). Lloyd appeared in two Academy Award winners and four other nominees. Early life Lloyd's parents were Edward Franklin Lloyd and Hessy Jane McCappin. She was born in Liverpool, and she had a grandfather who was an amateur actor. Her father was born in 1855, in Holywell, Flintshire. Her mother was born in 1860. Career When Lloyd was 23, she debuted on stage with the Liverpool Repertory Company. She appeared a number of times in the London West End, including in '' Mr. Todd's Experiment'' by Walter C. Hackett ( Queen's Theatre, 1920), and ''The Smiths of Surbiton'' by Keble Howard ( New Theatre, 1922). Her film debut was in the 1920 British silent film '' The Shadow Between''. She went to the United States to visit a sister already living there. What was supposed to be a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall (sources differ) (August 12, 1883 – May 9, 1968), known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress of stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne made her first film in 1951, and for the remainder of her life played small roles in films and television. Her recurring role as Aunt Clara in the comedy series '' Bewitched'', between 1964 and her death in 1968, brought her widespread recognition, and she was posthumously awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life and education Lorne was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, a small mining town halfway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. She was the daughter of William Lorne MacDougall, MD, and his wife, Jane Louise (née Oliver), known as "Jennie". She was born in 1883 (although by the 1920s, she had shaved five years off of her age). While her year of birth is listed as 1885 in some sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Reynolds (actor)
Tom Reynolds (9 August 1866 in London, England – 25 July 1942) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Onward Christian Soldiers'' (1918) * '' A Member of Tattersall's'' (1919) * '' The Right Element'' (1919) * ''Mrs. Thompson'' (1919) * '' The Winning Goal'' (1920) * '' Aunt Rachel'' (1920) * '' The Husband Hunter'' (1920) * '' The Pride of the Fancy'' (1920) - Professor Ruston * ''The Last Rose of Summer'' (1920) - Palliser * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) * '' The Magistrate'' (1921) * ''For Her Father's Sake'' (1921) * '' Mr. Pim Passes By'' (1921) * ''The Game of Life'' (1922) * ''A Bachelor's Baby'' (1922) * '' The Knockout'' (1923) * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1923) * '' The Cost of Beauty'' (1924) * '' She'' (1925) * ''Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Plays
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