LILIAN BAYLIS AND THE OLD VIC
TO TUE EDITOR Of THE PRESS. Sir.—ln that interesting article by Anne Page there is no mention of the manner in which Shakespeare's plays came to be presented on the stage of the Old Vic Theatre. Greatly perplexed as to what policy she should adopt in the theatre, Miss Baylis heard in the middle of the night a voice say "Put on Shakespeare!" Being an Anglo-Catholic, she thought the voice was "Divine," but obviously it was that of her aunt, Miss Emma Cons. Lilian Baylis followed the spirit advice. v although every London theatre manager with whom she discussed the idea was opposed to it; and her policy of presenting Shakespeare's plays at popular prices made the theatre famous all over the world.—Yours, ete.. E. M. LOVELL-SMITH. January 22. 1938.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22308, 24 January 1938, Page 9
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