“Review of Dodie Smith’ Dear Octopus”. Theatre World.
(October 1938)
Emlyn Williams
Standard Name: Williams, Emlyn
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary responses | Dodie Smith | Theatre World found this immeasurably Dodie Smith's best play, expressing admiration for her vivid sense of character and situation. |
| Occupation | Hélène Barcynska | As well as devoting steady time and effort to her writing, HB
founded a theatre company which she called Rogues and Vagabonds Repertory Players
, because she discovered the Welsh theatre culture and thought they... |
Timeline
21 September 1938
Emlyn Williams
's playThe Corn is Green, set in a Welsh mining town, was presented at the Duchess Theatre
in London, starring Williams himself, with Sybil Thorndike
as an elderly schoolmistress.