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Grey, W[illiam] Earle

Abbey Career

Actor during: 1916 - 1918

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What was on stage this month in history:

  • Brothers of the Brush
    1993 (Peacock)
  • Village Wooing
    1951 (Abbey)
  • Mother of all the Behans
    1987 (Peacock)
  • B For Baby
    2010 (Peacock)
  • Innish, adapted from Drama at Inish
    1975 (Abbey)
  • The Playboy of the Western World
    2004 (Tour)

NOTES: Married to Mary Godwin. In Toronto he founded Canada's First Shakespearean Festival - The Earle Grey Shakespeare Festival which ran from 1949 to 1958.

Abbey Production Involvement

RoleCharacterProduction
Actor Dr. Harry Trench Widowers' Houses 1916 (Abbey)
Actor Rev. Mr Roycroft Crusaders 1917 (Abbey)
Actor Hector Malone Man and Superman 1917 (Abbey)
Actor Sir Colenso Ridgeon The Doctor's Dilemma 1917 (Abbey)
Actor Sir Colenso Ridgeon The Doctor's Dilemma 1917 (Abbey)
Actor Rev. Mr Roycroft Crusaders 1917 (Abbey)
Actor Rev. Mr Roycroft Crusaders 1918 (Abbey)
Actor Dr. James Powell-Harper The Lost Leader 1918 (Abbey)
Actor Dr. Power O'Connor The Bribe 1918 (Abbey)
Actor Dr. James Powell-Harper The Lost Leader 1918 (Abbey)
Actor Dr. James Powell-Harper The Lost Leader 1918 (Abbey)

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