Grein Jacob Thomas (3 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition hardcover book. This is an ex-library copy with the usual amount of stamps. Light shelf wear. Internal contents are a little dusty around page edges and internal contents are tanned. Still quite a crisp and very reliable copy. …

Half title. Orig. orange cloth; sl. dulled. Published in aid of Lady Knill's Fund for "God's Poor" by a man better known for his work for the theatre. Newgate, German beggars, The King of Andora, Anarchists evening party, Among thieves, Marriage by advertisement, a Sandwichman, Barmaid, Money-lenders, Artists in hair, Theatricals in an asylum, etc. …

Paperback. First Edition. 32 pages, Paper binding complete with edge wear ( signitures to front; Margaret Halstan? Lilian Braithwaite? & Gerald Du Maurier) . Contents Very Good.clean & tight. no inscriptions. undated but 1922., short cameos of Du Maurier, Chambers, Chaplin, Thorndike, Duncan, Langtry, Halstan, Lady Bancroft, Lion M. Lion, Eric Lewis, Matheson Lang, Haidee Wright, Ibanez, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Ian Caryll, Yvette Guilbert, H. V. Esmond. Jacob Thomas (J. T.) Grein ("Jack") (October 11, 1862 - June 22, 1935) was a Dutch-born theatre impresario and drama critic who helped establish the modern theatre in London, England. His greatest contribution was founding the Independent Theatre Society in 1891. Their first production was Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts in 1891, held as a private performance since it was not officially licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. In 1892 the Society produced George Bernard Shaw's Widower's Houses, the first production of a Shaw play. The Independent Theatre Club was previously Fanny Kelly's Royalty Theatre in Dean Street. very rare. 12.5 x 19cm.approx. …