St John, Christopher. Ethel Smyth. Longmans, Green, 1959.
179
Lilian Baylis
Standard Name: Baylis, Lilian
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure and Society | Pamela Hansford Johnson | While at school, PHJ
was a regular attender in the sixpenny gallery of the Old Vic Theatre
, then run by Lilian Baylis
. Her memoir, however, makes two mistakes in spelling this famous theatrical... |
| Occupation | Maude Royden | In June 1921, they moved the Fellowship Services to the Guildhouse, Eccleston Square, where MR
continued to preach until she resigned in December 1936. She resigned because, she said, I have to choose; and... |
| Performance of text | Ethel Smyth | |
| Textual Production | Marina Warner | The opera The Queen Of Sheba's Legs, with a libretto by MW
and music by Julian Grant
, was performed as part of the English National OperaBaylis
Programme. Moseley, Merritt, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 194. Gale Research, 1998. 194: 279 |
| Textual Production | Cicely Hamilton | CH
published The Old Vic, a history of this London theatre
which included a chapter by its celebrated manager, Lilian Baylis
. H. S.,. “A Week in Books”. The Guardian, 14 June 2008, p. Review 5. TSL Archive 1254 (28 January 1926): 56 Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press, 1990. 212-13 |
Timeline
1912: Lilian Baylis began her tenure as manager...
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1912
Lilian Baylis
began her tenure as manager of the Old Vic
Theatre in London, which she converted from a music hall into a respected Shakespearian theatre.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
347
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
64, 608
1914: Actress Sybil Thorndike joined London's Old...
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1914
Actress Sybil Thorndike
joined London's Old Vic
Theatre under the management of Lilian Baylis
.
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
828
1926: Irish dancer and choreographer Ninette de...
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1926
Irish dancer and choreographer Ninette de Valois
founded her own school, the Academy of Choreographic Art
, in London.
Clarke, Mary, 1923 -, and David Vaughan, editors. The Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet. Pitman, 1977.
120
1929: The young actor John Gielgud, after success...
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1929
The young actor John Gielgud
, after success in the West End (dating from his role in the stage version of Margaret Kennedy
's The Constant Nymph in 1926), took a cut in income to...
6 January 1931: Lilian Baylis re-opened Sadler's Wells Theatre...
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6 January 1931
Lilian Baylis
re-opened Sadler's Wells Theatre
in London with a performance of Twelfth Night, starring John Gielgud
as Malvolio.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
374
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
608
1974: The English National Opera was created: the...
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1974
The English National Opera
was created: the latest, most secure incarnation of the Vic-Wells Opera
, a company founded by Lilian Baylis
in 1931, which moved from Sadler's Wells Theatre to the London Coliseum in 1968.
English National Opera. http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/enoabout.html.
28 February 1976: A charity gala performance, Tribute to the...
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28 February 1976
A charity gala performance, Tribute to the Lady, was staged for the last night of the National Theatre Company
at the Old Vic
before its move to the South Bank.
Billington, Michael. Peggy Ashcroft, 1907-1991. Mandarin, 1991.
243-4
28 February 1976: A charity gala performance, Tribute to the...
Building item
28 February 1976
A charity gala performance, Tribute to the Lady, was staged for the last night of the National Theatre Company
at the Old Vic
before its move to the South Bank.
Billington, Michael. Peggy Ashcroft, 1907-1991. Mandarin, 1991.
243-4
Texts
Hamilton, Cicely, and Lilian Baylis. The Old Vic. Jonathan Cape, 1926.