Annie Horniman

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Annie Horniman was a pioneering British theatre patron and producer who played a key role in the development of modern repertory theatre, particularly through her work with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and the Gaiety Theatre in Manchester.

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Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman 1
Annie Horniman canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural philanthropist ⓘ
human ⓘ
theatre patron ⓘ
theatre producer ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of Honour ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateAwarded 1933 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1860-10-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1937-08-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Slade School of Fine Art ⓘ
employer Abbey Theatre, Dublin ⓘ
linked to: Abbey Theatre

Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ⓘ
familyName Horniman ⓘ
father Frederick John Horniman ⓘ
fieldOfWork arts patronage ⓘ
theatre production ⓘ
fullName Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman ⓘ
linked to: Annie Horniman
gender female ⓘ
givenName Annie ⓘ
influenced development of regional theatre in Britain ⓘ
repertory theatre movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor encouraging new playwrights ⓘ
introducing subscription-based repertory seasons ⓘ
professionalising theatre management practices ⓘ
memberOf Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ
movement Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor creation of the first resident repertory company in Britain ⓘ
development of modern repertory theatre ⓘ
patronage of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin ⓘ
support of the Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
notableWork Gaiety Theatre repertory company in Manchester ⓘ
patronOf Abbey Theatre ⓘ
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ⓘ
Irish National Theatre Society ⓘ
linked to: Abbey Theatre
placeOfBirth Forest Hill, London, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Shere, Surrey, England ⓘ
positionHeld manager of the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester ⓘ
theatre producer at the Abbey Theatre ⓘ
relative Horniman family ⓘ
residence Dublin ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Manchester ⓘ
supported Allan Monkhouse ⓘ
Harold Brighouse ⓘ
J. M. Synge ⓘ
Lady Gregory ⓘ
Stanley Houghton ⓘ
W. B. Yeats ⓘ
linked to: W.B. Yeats

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Annie Horniman → fullName → Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman ⓘ
linked to: Annie Horniman