Geoffrey Whitworth
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Geoffrey Arundel Whitworth CBE
(1883-1951) was an English lecturer and author who sought to promote amateur and professional theatre through the formation of the British Drama League, acting as its director for many years. Whitworth was instrumental in the founding of a National Theatre, and served the committee lobbying for this as its secretary. Though not an actor or playwright, he was praised by George Bernard Shaw
as one of the most important figures in the history of British theatre. The library he assembled is a large and important collection, now held at the Theatre Museum at Convent Garden.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(1883-1951) was an English lecturer and author who sought to promote amateur and professional theatre through the formation of the British Drama League, acting as its director for many years. Whitworth was instrumental in the founding of a National Theatre, and served the committee lobbying for this as its secretary. Though not an actor or playwright, he was praised by George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
as one of the most important figures in the history of British theatre. The library he assembled is a large and important collection, now held at the Theatre Museum at Convent Garden.