The Henry Jewett Players (c.1910s–1930s) was a

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troupe established by actor Henry Jewett in

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. The group operated from the

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(c.1915); the Toy Theatre and Copley Theatre on Dartmouth Street (c.1916–1924); and the Repertory Theatre on

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(c.1925–1930)."Ask the Globe." Boston Globe, Aug 26, 1984Huntington Theatre Co
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and Conway Wingfield. A contemporary critic explained how the players worked: "Mr Jewett ... considers the term 'Stock Company' beneath the just merits and present ambitions of his organization, and insists that it be dignified by the name 'Repertory,' instead. There is justification for this to the extent that no member regularly plays 'leading' parts, but all are moved around in the cast from week to week, from important to minor roles. But the company is nevertheless not run on the European Repertory system by means of which several plays are put on within the week, but instead, follows the usual American fashion of playing each play for a week or more at a time."Frank Chouteau Brown. "'The Hub' defies Broadway: the home of the stock company has never had to depend on erratic Broadway bookings." Theatre Magazine, v.34, 1921 The Jewett Players continued until around 1930.

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Performances

Among the group's productions: * Ibsen's

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* Dusany's Lost Silk Hat * Angel in the House * Inside the Lines * Pinero's Dandy Dick *

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's The Pigeon * Galsworthy's

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's plays * ''The Rivals'' a comedy by Richard Sheridan, 1917-1918 season. * Tom Jones *

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's Walls of JerichoBoston Globe, Jan. 24, 1919 * The Doctor's Dilemma *

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's Bunty Pulls the Strings * Officer 666 * The Private Secretary * Are you a Mason? * Charley's Aunt * Chains * Hindle Wakes * Strife * The Thunderbolt *

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plays *

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plays * H.A. Jones plays *

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's The Voysey Inheritance * St. John Hankin's Cassilis Engagement *

Gregorio Martínez Sierra Gregorio Martínez Sierra (6 May 1881 – 1 October 1947) was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director, a key figure in the revival of the Spanish theatrical avant-garde in the early twentieth century. Work as a poet and playwr ...

's Romantic Young LadyWilliam V. Jackson. "Modern Spanish Plays Produced in the United States, 1900-1947." Hispania, Vol. 33, No. 2 (May, 1950), pp. 140-143

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