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Charles Wyndham, Ellen Terry, and Queen's Theatre, Long Acre black plaque
Charles Wyndham · Actor-manager
Inscription
“Queen's Theatre The old Queen's Theatre occupied this site for just eleven years from 1867 to 1878 and was renowned in its day, albeit fleetingly, for the distinguished players, including Ellen Terry and Charles Wyndham, who trod its boards”
Details
1837-1919
Life dates
Long Acre, Covent Garden
WC2H
City of Westminster, Society of West End Theatre
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Charles Wyndham
actor-manager and Knight Bachelor · (1837-1919)
Ellen Terry
actor, mother of Edward Gordon Craig, mother of Edith Craig, mistress of Edward William Godwin, and Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire · (1847-1928)
Queen's Theatre, Long Acre
theatre · (1867-1878)
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