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William Poel

(1852—1934) actor, director, and author


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(1852–1934)

English actor, director, and playwright, pioneer of restoring Elizabethan stage conditions for Shakespeare. He was stage manager of two Shakespearian institutions in their infancies—Emma Cons's Victoria Coffee Palace (the ...

Subjects: Literature — Shakespeare studies and criticism

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Poel, William (1852–1934)
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 266 words
Poel, William (1852–1934)
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 212 words
Poel, William (1852–1934)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 324 words
Poel, William (1852–1934)
in A Dictionary of Shakespeare Length: 146 words

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