DRINKWATER, JOHN

1882–1937, English author. A founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, he was associated with it as actor, director, and general manager for many years. He is best known for his chronicle plays, including Abraham Lincoln (1918), Mary Stuart (1921), and Robert E. Lee (1923). Bird in Hand, a highly successful comedy, was produced in 1927. His other works include biographical studies, a novel, and several collections of poems.

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The Eighteen-Sixties: Essays by Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
Book by John Drinkwater; Macmillan, 1932
Subjects: English Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Intellectual Life
...123 DOyly Carte, Rupert, 148 Drinkwater, John, 201 -23; Eneas Sweetland Dallas , 201 -23 Dryden, John, 50 , 204 Dulcamara, or the...25 , 26 Eneas Sweetland Dallas Drinkwater, John, q.v. , 201 -23; Gay Science...
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The Muse in Council: Being Essays on Poets and Poetry
Book by John Drinkwater; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925
Subjects: Poetry, Poets, English
COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY JOHN DRINKWATER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Riverside Press CAMBRIDE MASSACHUSETTS PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
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Robert E. Lee: A Play
Book by John Drinkwater; Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1923
Subjects: Drama, Lee, Robert E--(Robert Edward)--1807-1870--Drama
Robert E. Lee A Play by John Drinkwater London: Sidgwick Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam Street, Adelphi. 1923
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The Outline of Literature
Book by John Drinkwater, William Orpen; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1923
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism
THE OUTLINE OF LITERATURE ART EDITED BY JOHN DRINKWATER AND SIR WILLIAM ORPEN, R.A. WITH 1000 ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIFTY COLOUR PLATES ART NEW YORK G. P. PUTNAMS SONS The Knicherbocker Press
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Abraham Lincoln a Play
Book by John Drinkwater; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Drama
The Riberside Literature Series ABRAHAM LINCOLN A Play BY JOHN DRINKWATER With an Introduction by ARNOLD BENNETT BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riberside Press Cambridge
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Nutritional Guidelines for Injury Prevention in School Athletes
Journal article by John J.B. Anderson, Timothy W. Anderson; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 64, 1993
Subjects: Athletes--Food and nutrition, Nutrition--Requirements, Nutritional requirements
...Marcus et al., 1985; Drinkwater, Breumner, Chesnut, 1990...Education, 19, 281-302. Drinkwater, B., Bruemner, B., Chesnut...Association, 263, 545-548. Drinkwater, B., Nelson, K., Chesnut...America, 37, 1125-1141. John J.B. Anderson is a professor...
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Skeletal Lead Release during Bone Resorption: Effect of Bisphosphonate Treatment in a Pilot Study
Journal article by Brian Gulson, Karen Mizon, Howard Smith, John Eisman, Jacqueline Palmer, Michael Korsch, John Donnelly, Kay Waite; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 110, 2002
...Chestnut CH, Bell NH, Clark GS, Drinkwater BL, English SC, Johnston CC...1,2) Howard Smith, (3) John Eisman, (4) Jacqueline Palmer, (2) Michael Korsch, (2) John Donnelly, (5) and Kay Waite...South Wales, Australia; (5) John B Donnelly Associates Pty Limited...
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Admirality Judges: Flotsam on the Sea of Maritime Law?
Journal article by John R. Brown; Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 25, 2003
Subjects: Maritime law--Interpretation and construction
...dagger) Editors Note: The Hon. John R. Brown died on January 23, 1993...very learned and masterly opinion." Drinkwater v. The Spartan, 7 F. Cas. 1085...335-336 (1857). The Honorable John R. Brown, Senior Circuit Judge...
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An Analysis of Occupational Outcomes for Indigenous and Asian Employees in Australia
Journal article by Vani K. Borooah, John Mangan; Economic Record, Vol. 78, 2002
Subjects: Asians in Australia--Employment, Australia--Employment, Australian aborigines--Employment, Minorities--Employment
...Indigenous and Asian Employees in Australia. by Vani K. Borooah , John Mangan Vani K. Borooah (*) 1. Introduction There is evidence...Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Blackaby, D., Drinkwater, S., Leslie, D. and Murphy, P. (1997), A Picture...
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Our New Letters by Phillis Wheatley
Journal article by Kenneth Silverman; Early American Literature, Vol. 8, 1974
Subjects: American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775, American Literature--Revolutionary Period, 1775-1783
...at least taking his guidance. 22 Thorntons family; I have been unable to identify Mrs. Drinkwater. 23 Mrs. Wilberforce was John Thorntons sister. John Moorhead was minister of the Federal Street Presbyterian Church in Boston, to which he...
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The Fantasy Man: The Strange Brilliance of John Crowley
Magazine article by Suzanne Keen; Commonweal, Vol. 133, August 11, 2006
Subjects: Authors--Evaluation, Authors--Works, Crowley, John--Evaluation, Crowley, John--Works, Writers--Evaluation, Writers--Works
...The Strange Brilliance of John Crowley. by Suzanne Keen When...I bought a paperback copy of John Crowleys Little, Big in an...the characters--Daily Alice Drinkwater, Smoky Barnable, and the oracular...though: no one had heard of John Crowleys gem, not even the...
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Engineering Rescues
Magazine article by John Brenci; Soldiers, Vol. 54, June 1999
Subjects: Emergency services, Military personnel, Military training
Engineering Rescues by John Brenci Time was ot he essence. Civilians "trapped" inside the...be any site with limited access or limited entrance, said SPC Tom Drinkwater, a technical rescue and emergency medical technician with the company...
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The English Years of Robert Frost
Magazine article by Linda Hart; Contemporary Review, Vol. 290, Summer 2008
Subjects: Frost, Robert--Biography, Poets--Biography
...Outright at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. But this quintessential...Rupert Brooke, Wilfrid Gibson, John Drinkwater) decided to produce an anthology...poets. The poet and playwright John Drinkwater (best known for his chronicle...
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Onstage November 08
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 25, November 2008
Subjects: Broadway theater--Calendars, Drama--Calendars, Plays--Calendars
...perseverancetheatre.org Doubt, John Patrick Shanley; dir: Flordelino...actorstheatre.org Dracula, adapt: John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane from...Lincoln, adapt: Robert Brock from John Drinkwater. Thru Nov 1. Cash on Delivery...
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September 08
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 25, September 2008
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Plays--Calendars
...actorstheatre.org Dracula, adapt: John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane from...Lincoln, adapt: Robert Brock from John Drinkwater. Thru Nov 1. Cash on Delivery...Hughes. Thru Sep 21. Fabuloso, John Kolvenbach (also dir). Thru Sep...
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A Magical Return to Chopin City; Warsaw Has Been Reborn as a Vibrant Cultural Capital - but the Greeting's as Warm as Ever, Says Carol Drinkwater
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 8, 2011
Subjects: Drinkwater, Carol
...but the Greetings as Warm as Ever, Says Carol Drinkwater. Byline: Carol Drinkwater LAST visited Warsaw in the mid-Nineties when...painted merchants houses, the Cathedral of St John, several other churches as well as the Old City...
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A Magical Return to Chopin City; Warsaw Is Reborn as a Vibrant Cultural Capital - but the Greeting Is as Warm as Ever, Says Carol Drinkwater
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 8, 2011
Subjects: Drinkwater, Carol
...the Greeting Is as Warm as Ever, Says Carol Drinkwater. Byline: says Carol Drinkwater I last visited Warsaw in the mid-Nineties when...painted merchants houses, the Cathedral of St John, several other churches and the Old City walls...
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Madagascar's Flying Circus; ... Starring the Amazing John Cleese Woolly Lemur; Carol Drinkwater Is Overawed by the Amazing and Unique Wildlife in the Land That Time Forgot; A Man Came Speeding through the Forest ... He'd Spotted the World's Largest Chameleon
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 14, 2009
Subjects: Airlines, Kenya Airways, Lemurs
...Starring the Amazing John Cleese Woolly Lemur; Carol Drinkwater Is Overawed by...Byline: Carol Drinkwater IT WAS early...there exists a John Cleese Woolly...Tree, by Carol Drinkwater, is out now...lemur named after John Cleese, who...
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Madagascar's Flying Circus; ... Starring the Amazing John Cleese Woolly Lemur; Writer Carol Drinkwater Is Overawed by the Incredible Menagerie of Wildlife in the Land That Time Forgot
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 21, 2009
Subjects: Airlines, Kenya Airways, Lemurs
...Starring the Amazing John Cleese Woolly Lemur; Writer Carol Drinkwater Is Overawed by the...Byline: Carol Drinkwater It was early morning...that there exists a John Cleese Woolly Lemur...Tree, by Carol Drinkwater, is out now in...lemur, named after John Cleese, left...
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KEEP PLAYING RYAN; Giggs Will Make Great Boss but All in Good Time - City's Man Utd Loan Ace Drinkwater: Giggs Will Make Great Boss One Day - Drinkie
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), September 8, 2010
...Citys Man Utd Loan Ace Drinkwater: Giggs Will Make Great...Steve Tucker DANNY Drinkwater believes his Manchester...Old Trafford. With John Toshack poised to quit...and Man Utds Danny Drinkwater, on loan at Cardiff...with current Wales boss John Toshac
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Drinkwater, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DRINKWATER, JOHN 1882 1937, English author. A founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, he was associated with it as actor, director, and...


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