Actor, theatre builder and manager.
Built The Theatre in Curtain Road.
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James Burbage
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Shakespeare - The Theatre
It is thought that Shakespeare lived in Norton Folgate, close to here.
Other Subjects
Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
1 memorial
Laurence Housman
Radical playwright, writer, illustrator, socialist, pacifist and founding member of the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage. The photo shows Housman in 1914. Brother to A. E. Housman. Studied art an...
1 memorial
John Fletcher
Dramatist. Born in Rye, Sussex. His solo works are now virtually forgotten, and he is best remembered for his collaborations, particularly on Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' and 'The Two Noble Kinsmen'.
1 memorial
Richard Wagner
Composer, conductor, theatre director and John Wayne look-alike. Born Germany. Came to London in 1839, heavily in debt. Stayed at 23-25 Old Compton Street where he begun the Flying Dutchman, inspir...
2 memorials
Theatre Royal Marylebone
Opened as the Royal Pavilion West and subjected to many name changes over the years, including: Royal West London Theatre, Marylebone Theatre, West London Theatre. Converted to a cinema in 1932. ...
2 memorials
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Thomas McConvey
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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Teddington Locks
The first lock was constructed in timber in 1810. This become delapidated and new locks were built by the Corporation of the City of London 1856-8. Footbridges were added in 1889 and the barge lo...
2 memorials
Lorna Luft
Daughter of Judy Garland by her third husband, Sidney Luft. She has worked in show business and published a memoir.
1 memorial
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