Baylis, Lillian Mary

Baylis, Lillian Mary
(1874-1937)
   Founder of the Old Vic theatre company in London. Born in London, she spent many years in South Africa teaching dancing, violin and banjo. In 1898 she returned to London and joined her aunt who ran the Coffee Music Hall in the Victoria Theatre. In 1912 she became the manager of the theatre. From 1931 she also managed the Sadler's Wells opera and ballet companies.

Dictionary of Jewish Biography. .

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lilian Baylis — Infobox Person name = Lilian Mary Baylis caption = Lilian Baylis and friend c. 1920 birth date = birth date|1874|5|9 birth place = London death date = death date and age|1937|11|25|1874|5|9 death place = London death cause = Myocardial infarction …   Wikipedia

  • theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present.       For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …   Universalium

  • Laurence Olivier — The Right Honourable The Lord Olivier OM Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Born …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”