Horniman, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka, 1860-1937

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Name (Latin)
Horniman, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka, 1860-1937
Date of birth
1860-10-03
Date of death
1937-08-06
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 47561045
Wikidata: Q460547
Library of congress: n 88189052
HAI10: 000434189
Sources of Information
  • Frazier, A. Behind the scenes, c1990:CIP galley (Annie E. F. Horniman; owner of Abbey Theatre, 1904-1911)
  • LC data base, 6-2-89(hdg.: Horniman, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka, 1860-1937; usage: Miss Annie F. Horniman)
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Wikipedia description:

Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman 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.

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