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005. Ottawa's Heritage of Theatre 1837 - 1955

An overview of various theatres along with the actors, the plays, the managers, and the audiences that enjoyed them and the potential future (from the point of view of 1956) of theatre in Ottawa. Written by Roy McGregor Watt. Introduced & edited by Mrs. Knox Thomson.

Mrs. Roy McGregor Wattt presented this talk to The Historical Society of Ottawa at a meeting in January, 1956. It is preserved in the Society's Transactions. ISBN # 0-920960-04-9. September 1982. Republished January 2006. The reprinted version appears to have been re-formated; the content appears to be the same but the individual pages differ. The front cover, inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover have slight cosmetic differences or the content is placed elsewhere than the original; the original ends on page 17 as opposed to the reprint which ends on page 16.

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Author: Mrs. Roy McGregor Watt
Copyright: September 1982
Pages: 20 pages
Document history:

Historical Language Advisory: Cover and inside cover: "Mrs. Roy McGregor Watt", cover "Mrs. Knox Thomson", pg 1, para 2: "Engineers are generally associated with serious facts, but now we know, there is a streak of make-believe in their makeup. They don't admit it, but history reveals it.", pg 3, para 4: "...he was successful in wooing and marrying Mary Ann in 1853, and we are sure they lived happily ever after.", pg 5, para 4: ""You never get children smart enough in England to do it" Score, even.", pg 7, para 3: "...requested that no fee be given to any attendant in this theatre.", pg 8, para 4: "...and the fine lady with the bustle standing in front.", pg 8, para 5: "Mrs. Harvey Bate", pg 9, para 2: "...young watchers were good-naturedly nicknamed "The Russell rubber plants."", pg 10, para 1 "Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Margaret Anglin - a native Ottawan", pg 12 para 3:"...a graveyard underneath the church...What more could one ask for - unless, perhaps, a ghost?", pg 12, para 6: "...Dorothy (Mrs. Louis T.).", pg 14, para 2: "Mr. Beaufort not only won the festival and Earl Grey trophy, but won the girl and married the leading lady...", pg 14, para 6: "...Major and Mrs. Norman Loring...", pg 15, para 3: "...well-meant bumbling institutions in their home communities.", pg 16, para 1: "Most countries of our western civilization regard their institutions of live theatre as a heritage precious enough to preserve."