English theatre matron and manager
Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman |
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Annie Horniman |
Born | (1860-10-03)3 October 1860
Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, England |
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Died | 6 August 1937(1937-08-06) (aged 76)
Shere, Surrey, England |
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Education | Slade School of Fine Art |
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Occupation(s) | Theatre patron, manager |
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Known for | Establishing the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Founding the first regional repertory theatre in Manchester |
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Parents | - Frederick John Horniman (father)
- Rebekah née Emslie (mother)
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Awards | Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (1933) |
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Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman[1] CH (3 October 1860 – 6 August 1937) was an English theatre matron and manager. She established the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and founded the first regional repertory theatre company in Britain at the Gaiety Theatre in Manchester. She encouraged the work of new writers and playwrights, including W. B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and members of what became known as the Manchester School of dramatists.[1]
- ^ a b Harding, John, Staging Life: The Story of the Manchester Playwrights (Greenwich Exchange 2018) https://greenex.co.uk/