William Poel (22 July 1852-13 December 1934) was an English actor, theatrical manager and dramatist best known for his presentations of Shakespeare. A...

Poel is a German island in the Baltic Sea. Poel may also refer to: Gustav Poel (1917–2009), a German U-boat commander in World War II Jacobus Poel (1712–1775)...

renaissance theatres, whose chief early exponent was the actor-manager William Poel. Poel was influenced by a performance of King Lear directed by Jocza Savits...

particularly (but not exclusively) those of William Shakespeare. It was founded in 1895 by William Poel. Its minimal scenery, platform stage, quick scene...

when The Elizabethan Stage Society of William Poel gave three outdoor performances at the Charterhouse in London. Poel then partnered with British actor Ben...

Human Power at the Royalty Theatre in 1901. That same year, Monck met William Poel, who would profoundly influence Monck's career. By 1902 Monck was stage...

Society of William Poel gave three Saturday productions in an outdoor courtyard at the Charterhouse (a former monastery) in London. Poel's production...

actress playing the role. The next generation of producers, which included William Poel and Harley Granville-Barker, returned to a leaner and more text-based...

Essex from 1931 to 1932. A son of the well-respected Romford businessman William Poel, he also ran many businesses and contributed greatly to his local community...

plays often led to a loss of pace. Towards the end of the 19th century, William Poel led a reaction against this heavy style. In a series of "Elizabethan"...

Restoration. Uppsala: Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia. Speaight, Robert. (1954) William Poel and the Elizabethan revival. Published for The Society for Theatre Research...

the result was a loss of pace. Towards the end of the 19th century, William Poel led a reaction against this heavy style. In a series of "Elizabethan"...

Elizabethan theatre. The founder was Nugent Monck who had worked with William Poel. The theatre has a seating capacity of 312. The Norwich Puppet Theatre...

when The Elizabethan Stage Society of William Poel gave three outdoor performances at the Charterhouse in London. Poel then partnered with British actor Ben...

Lily Brayton staged it at the Adelphi Theatre in the following month. William Poel produced the play in 1893 at the Royalty and in 1908 at the Gaiety in...

staging". Inspired by the founder of the Elizabethan Stage Society, William Poel, Payne's taste for Elizabethan staging was meant to draw on actual Elizabethan...

Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, she was spotted by the producer William Poel and made her first professional appearance for him in Cambridge in August...

productions she turned professional in 1912 under the tutelage of the director William Poel. She came to wide public notice in 1924 with her performance as Millamant...

1964. Anthony Powell, novelist, earlier accepted CBE and later the OM. William Poel, actor and Shakespearean director. Declined a knighthood twice. J. B...

professional theatre in 1911 under the managements of Laurence Irving, William Poel, Nugent Monck, Harley Granville-Barker and George Alexander. During this...

wife Emma. William Poel staged the play at the Opera Comique in 1892, with Mary Rorke as the Duchess and Murray Carson as Bosola. Poel's playscript followed...

polish, First impression, lasting impression, value and a final comment. William Poel, General Manager of Amsoft and Managing Director of ACU, announced that...

Elizabethan theatre. The founder was Nugent Monck who had worked with William Poel. The theatre is a Shakespearean-style playhouse and has a seating capacity...

Fall until 1928, when it was put on by William Poel. According to the play's modern editor Philip Ayres, Poel "cut the play by roughly a quarter" to "get...

men included Henry Ainley, Oscar Asche, Matheson Lang, Nigel Playfair, William Poel and Harcourt Williams. Among the women were Lilian Braithwaite, Isadora...

1984, Amstrad founded its Amsoft division headed by Roland Perry and William Poel who at the time were also overseeing the development of the Amstrad CPC...

Hobbies in 1885, with William Yardley and music by George Gear. Cherry Tree Farm and All at Sea played in 1881. The same year, William Poel produced his Hamlet...

Nothing. Jolivet also played Juliet for producer William Poel of London, in Romeo and Juliet. Poel maintained a company of players which performed in...

from 1916 up until around 1944, often with Donald Wolfit and also with William Poel and the Elizabethan Stage Society. She selected, arranged and sometimes...

non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama, until the beginning of the twentieth century. William Poel's Elizabethan Stage Society produced the play in 1899. This opening was...