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SHARIF Omar 1932–2015 Egyptian-born actor and film star Actors – Peter O’Toole SHAW George Bernard 1856–1950 Irish critic/playwright (St. Joan, Pygmalion) with radical beliefs about everything from vegetarianism to capitalism Acting; Actors; Actors – Eleonora Duse, Cedric Hardwicke; Ambition; Audiences; J. M. Barrie; Beaumont and Fletcher; Mrs Patrick Campbell; Censorship; Costume and Make-up; Critical Abuse – plays; Criticism; Critics; Directors; Epitaphs; Finance; Insults; Irving; Vivien Leigh; Plays; Playwrights; Playwrights – Maeterlinck, Marlowe; Shakespeare; G. B. Shaw; R. B. Sheridan; Telegrams; Ellen Terry; Oscar Wilde SHERIDAN Richard Brinsley 1751–1816 Irish politician and playwright (The School for Scandal, The Rivals) Critics; Plays; Purpose; R.B. Sheridan SHERIDAN Thomas 1719–88 Irish actor; father of R.B. Sheridan Actors – Thomas Sheridan SHERWOOD Robert 1896–1955 American playwright (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Tovar i ch) The Lunts SHOALES Ian b. 1949 American critic Musicals SHULMAN Milton 1913–2004 Canadian-born British theatre critic for the Evening Standard Critical Abuse – actors SIDDONS Mrs (nee Sarah Kemble) 1755–1831 English actress. The foremost tragedienne of her generation Sarah Siddons; Technique SIDDONS William 1744–1818 English actor, husband of Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons SIGNORET Simone 1921–85 French actress Actors – Hedda Hopper; Shakespeare’s plays – Macbeth SIMON John b. 1925 American theatre critic Critical Abuse – actors; Insults SINDEN Donald 1923–2014 English actor Advice SKINNER Otis 1858–1942 American actor Barrymores (Maurice) SKINNER Cornelia Otis 1902–79 American actress and diseuse Teleg r ams SMITH Dame Maggie (Natalie) b. 1934 British actress Beginnings SOTHERN Edward Askew (Douglas Stewart) 1826–81 English actor who worked 206
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successfully for long periods in the United States Quick Thinking SPATE Roger Contemporary British journalist Critical Abuse – actors STANISLAVSKI Constantin (Sergeivitch Alexeyev) 1865–1938 Russian actor/ producer/teacher; developed a scheme for teaching acting technique based on the psychology of the characters portrayed and the actor’s innate capacity for selfexpression. This was later developed by Lee Strasberg as ‘Method’ acting Advice; Insults; Method Acting; Technique STEPHENS Yorke 1862–1937 English actor Critical Abuse – actors STERN G. B. 1890–1973 American journalist The Lunts STEVENS Ashton 1872–1951 American writer Actors – Bea Lillie STEYN Mark Contemporary British journalist Musicals STEYNE Geoffrey fl. 1917 American actor Critical Abuse – actors STIRLING Fanny 1813–95 English actress famous for her comedy roles Actors STOPPARD Tom b. 1937 Czechoslovakian-born British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Jumpers) Critical Abuse – plays; Plays; Playwrights – Tom Stoppard STOREY David 1933–2017 English playwright (Home, The Changing Room) Critical Abuse – plays STRACHEY (Giles) Lytton 1880–1932 English biographer Oscar Wilde STRASBERG Lee 1901–82 American director/producer/ teacher; founder of the Actors’ Studio in New York where he worked with actors using the methods developed by Stanislavski Method Acting STRINDBERG August 1849–1912 Swedish playwright (Miss Julie, The Dance of Death) Playwrights – Strindberg STUBBES Philip d. 1593 English Puritan pamphleteer Opprobrium SWAFFER Hannan 1879–1962 American critic Critical Abuse – plays SWINBURNE Algernon C. 1837–1909 English poet and critic Playwrights – Marlowe; Oscar Wilde 207

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SHARIF Omar 1932–2015

Egyptian-born actor and film star Actors – Peter O’Toole SHAW George Bernard 1856–1950

Irish critic/playwright (St. Joan, Pygmalion) with radical beliefs about everything from vegetarianism to capitalism Acting; Actors; Actors – Eleonora Duse, Cedric Hardwicke; Ambition; Audiences; J. M. Barrie; Beaumont and Fletcher; Mrs Patrick Campbell; Censorship; Costume and Make-up; Critical Abuse – plays; Criticism; Critics; Directors; Epitaphs; Finance; Insults; Irving; Vivien Leigh; Plays; Playwrights; Playwrights – Maeterlinck, Marlowe; Shakespeare; G. B. Shaw; R. B. Sheridan; Telegrams; Ellen Terry; Oscar Wilde SHERIDAN Richard Brinsley

1751–1816 Irish politician and playwright (The School for Scandal, The Rivals) Critics; Plays; Purpose; R.B. Sheridan SHERIDAN Thomas 1719–88

Irish actor; father of R.B. Sheridan Actors – Thomas Sheridan SHERWOOD Robert 1896–1955

American playwright (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Tovar i ch)

The Lunts SHOALES Ian b. 1949

American critic Musicals SHULMAN Milton 1913–2004

Canadian-born British theatre critic for the Evening Standard Critical Abuse – actors SIDDONS Mrs (nee Sarah

Kemble) 1755–1831 English actress. The foremost tragedienne of her generation Sarah Siddons; Technique SIDDONS William 1744–1818

English actor, husband of Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons SIGNORET Simone 1921–85

French actress Actors – Hedda Hopper; Shakespeare’s plays – Macbeth SIMON John b. 1925

American theatre critic Critical Abuse – actors; Insults SINDEN Donald 1923–2014

English actor Advice SKINNER Otis 1858–1942

American actor Barrymores (Maurice) SKINNER Cornelia Otis 1902–79

American actress and diseuse Teleg r ams SMITH Dame Maggie (Natalie) b.

1934 British actress Beginnings SOTHERN Edward Askew

(Douglas Stewart) 1826–81 English actor who worked

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