Our next meeting is Wednesday May 15th, at 6.30pm in the Upper Vestry Hall of St. George's Bloomsbury
Our speaker this month is Geraldine Beskin, and she will be speaking to us about Annie Horniman, Theatrical Impresario and Her Chums.
Annie Horniman was a Victorian spinster with flaming red hair and a temper to match. She used her irritation with situations to change the world of the Theatre forever. She was rich, knew the poet W B Yeats for a lifetime, George Bernard Shaw - another redhead - author of very successful plays such as Pygmalion or My Fair Lady as the film was called, and Dame Ellen Terry the actress who was a National Treasure a bit like Judy Dench is now. These are a few of the big names in her address book, she had lots of other friends who were differently important.
Our Speaker
Geraldine Beskin runs The Atlantis Bookshop with her daughter Bali and they are very proud that their business is 102 years old. Geraldine should have been born a Victorian as she loves the creative people who were around then. Instead she had the fun of being able to be a Hippy and listen to great music and enjoy other benefits of being a mid-century baby!
Open to all our members, and to any interested women - you're all welcome as visitors. Email us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com if you'd like more info, or just turn up.
Open to all our members, and to any interested women - you're all welcome as visitors. Email us on londonwestendwi@gmail.com if you'd like more info, or just turn up.
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