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    Sir Alfred Butt, 1st Baronet (20 March 1878 – 8 December 1962) was a British theatre impresario, Conservative politician and racehorse owner and breeder...
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  • Alfred Butts (1899–1993) was an American architect and inventor of Scrabble. Alfred Butts or Butt may also refer to: Alfred Benjamin Butts (1890–1962)...
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  • Alfred Mosher Butts (April 13, 1899 – April 4, 1993) was an American architect, famous for inventing the board game Scrabble in 1938. Alfred Mosher Butts...
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  • Butt is a German and an English surname whose origins lie in the South West peninsula region of England. The surname Butt or Butts is said to be derived...
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    Aspinall and Aneurin Bevan. Alfred Beyfus had another child from a previous relationship who was named Alfred Butt (1878–1962). Butt began his career as a clerk...
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    to screen films as part of its programme of entertainment. In 1904, Alfred Butt became manager and continued to combine variety entertainment, including...
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    caught on fire a month before the show. After the death of Moss, Sir Alfred Butt was chosen as the impresario and it was staged in 1912. This was a lavish...
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  • Alfred Benjamin Butts (1890 – 1962) was an American political scientist and university administrator. He served as the Chancellor of the University of...
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  • Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1929 for Sir Alfred Butt, who represented Balham and Tooting in the House of Commons as a Unionist...
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    retirement was the Victoria Palace Theatre (1911) for the variety magnate Alfred Butt. During his 40-year career, Matcham was responsible for the design and...
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    Waterloo Street and Wellington Street, Glasgow under the direction of Sir Alfred Butt and was acknowledged as one of the best equipped theatres in Britain...
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    Buttstroke (redirect from Butt stroking)
    A buttstroke or butt-stroking is the act of striking someone with the buttstock of a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun. It is a common case of the use...
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  • Hollender, was the chairman of the Palace Theatre, London, and his nephew, Alfred Butt, was an impresario with controlling interests in several theatres. His...
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    the auditorium during intervals in the summer months. Under impresario Alfred Butt, the Victoria Palace Theatre continued the musical theatre tradition...
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    included in a standard dictionary or lexicon. American architect Alfred Mosher Butts invented the game in 1938. Scrabble is produced in the United States...
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  • Butts is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alan Butts (born 1940), British Olympic wrestler Alfred Butts (disambiguation), multiple people...
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    Archibald Willingham DeGraffenreid Clarendon Butt (September 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an American Army officer and aide to presidents Theodore Roosevelt...
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    Election Member Party 1918 John Denison-Pender Unionist 1922 Alfred Butt Unionist 1936 b-e George Doland Conservative 1945 Richard Adams Labour 1950 constituency...
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    an object or objects. Items inserted may be sex toys such as anal beads, butt plugs, dildos, vibrators, or specially designed prostate massagers or enemas...
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  • retain the honorary rank of "lieutenant-colonel". In June 1936, Sir Alfred Butt, the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Balham and Tooting...
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  • company "Variety Theatres Controlling Company Ltd" in partnership with Alfred Butt. By 1914 this also controlled 18 theatres across both Southcoast Hippodromes...
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    musical life. In 1922, under the ownership of managing director Sir Alfred Butt, the theatre underwent its last major interior renovation of the 20th...
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  • the Jews’ Free School. Beyfus had one sibling, a half brother called Alfred Butt, who later became a theatre impresario and politician. Many of his uncles...
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    Earl of Derby 2:30.00 1946 Steady Aim Harry Wragg Frank Butters Sir Alfred Butt 2:41.00 1947 Imprudence Rae Johnstone Joseph Lieux Mrs Pierre Corbière...
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    They Got Out of It at Terry's Theatre, London, where he was spotted by Alfred Butt, who ran variety shows at the Palace Theatre. Lester made an immediate...
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    ever Royal Command Performance, in front of King George V, organised by Alfred Butt. Lauder undertook world tours extensively during his forty-year career...
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  • the royal households of Europe. They were invited to England by Sir Alfred Butt, appearing at The Crystal Palace, Queen's Hall and various resorts, including...
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    Performance took place at the Palace Theatre in London, which was managed by Alfred Butt. The show was organised by Oswald Stoll, an Australian impresario who...
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  • Adams MP – politician, formerly Lord Commissioner of the Treasury Sir Alfred Butt MP – politician, theatre manager, race horse owner and breeder Ernest...
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  • breeding stallion. Petition was a brown horse bred by his owner, Sir Alfred Butt. He was sired by Fair Trial, whose other offspring included Palestine...
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