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Keppie, Goerge - Interview
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1961-11-18Item number (ISN):61747Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:SHAW, Grace LydiattAccession:1987-0416Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1961-11-18Production company:Grace Lydiatt Shaw (Interviewer)Production credit:interviewer, Grace Lydiatt ShawDescription:Interviewed by Grace Lydiatt Shaw, George Keppie describes a lifetime of work in the theatre. Born in Australia, Keppie toured with the Pollard Juvenile Opera Company, and describes William Howdry of Toronto at the Princess Theatre in the early 1900's. Keppie worked at the Lowe Uptown Theatre Stock Company in Toronto for approximately 9 years circa the 1920s for Marcus Lowe. He lists the pre-"talkies" theatres in Toronto, the booking agencies (Klaw and Erlanger for example). Also describes are Ambrose Small and American ownership of theatres in Toronto. Keppie also describes his own work in New York and Ambrose Small's reputation there. He states that Canadians preferred British to American shows.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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