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| − | + | The [[Macdona Players]] was a theatre company founded by [[Charles Macdona]] (1860–1946)[https://peoplepill.com/people/charles-macdona/], an actor and theatre manager, in 1921, to specialise in plays by [[George Bernard Shaw]]. | |
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| + | They toured widely, including a season in South Africa during 1925, with a repertoire that included ''[[Pygmalion]]'', ''[[Candida]]'' and ''[[You Never Can Tell]]''. | ||
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| + | Macdona was born on 3 October 1860, in Dublin, Ireland and died on 15 November 1946, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK (aged 86 years) | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[André Huguenet]], 1950 | + | https://www.palacetheatreclub.org.uk/content/production-company/the-macdona-players |
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| + | A. M. Gibbs. 1990. "The State of the Theatre, 1933". In: A.M. Gibbs (ed) ''Shaw. Interviews and Recollections Series''. Palgrave Macmillan, London[https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05402-2_224] | ||
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| + | [[André Huguenet]], 1950 | ||
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| + | [[Ludwig Binge]], 1969 | ||
== For more information == | == For more information == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 29 May 2021
The Macdona Players was a theatre company founded by Charles Macdona (1860–1946)[1], an actor and theatre manager, in 1921, to specialise in plays by George Bernard Shaw.
They toured widely, including a season in South Africa during 1925, with a repertoire that included Pygmalion, Candida and You Never Can Tell.
Macdona was born on 3 October 1860, in Dublin, Ireland and died on 15 November 1946, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK (aged 86 years)
Sources
https://www.palacetheatreclub.org.uk/content/production-company/the-macdona-players
A. M. Gibbs. 1990. "The State of the Theatre, 1933". In: A.M. Gibbs (ed) Shaw. Interviews and Recollections Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London[2]
André Huguenet, 1950
Ludwig Binge, 1969
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