Sir Francis Robert Benson (November 4, 1858–December 31, 1939), commonly known as Frank Benson or F. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. R. Benson, was a British actor and theatre manager. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays. William Shakespeare ( baptised
He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, and at the university was distinguished both as an athlete (winning the Inter-university three miles) and as an amateur actor. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. In the latter respect he was notable for producing at Oxford the first performance of a Greek play, the Agamemnon, in which many Oxford men who afterwards became famous in other fields took part.
Benson, on leaving Oxford, took to the professional stage, and made his first appearance at the Lyceum, under Henry Irving, in Romeo and Juliet, as Paris, in 1882. Sir Henry Irving ( February 6 1838 &ndash October 13 1905) born John Henry Brodribb was an English stage actor in the Victorian era Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the In the next year he went into managership with a company of his own, taken over from Walter Bentley, and from this time he became gradually more and more prominent, both as an actor of leading parts himself and as the organizer of practically the only modern repertory company touring through the provinces. Walter Owen Bentley ( 16 September 1888 – 2 August 1971) often known as W For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation.
Benson's chief successes were gained out of London for some years, but in 1890 he had a season in London at the Globe and in 1900 at the Lyceum, and in later years he was seen with his repertoire at the Coronet. The Globe Theatre was a Theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar
His company included from time to time many actors and actresses who, having trained under him, became prominent on their own account, and both by his organization of this regular company and by his foundation of a dramatic school of acting in 1901, Mr Benson exercised a most important influence on the contemporary stage.
From the first he devoted himself largely to the production of Shakespeare's plays, reviving many which had not been acted for generations, and his services to the cause of Shakespeare can hardly be overestimated. William Shakespeare ( baptised From 1888 onwards he managed the Stratford-on-Avon Shakespearean Festival. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England.
His romantic and intellectual powers as an actor, combined with his athletic and picturesque bearing and fine elocution, were conspicuously shown in his own impersonations, most remarkable among which were his Hamlet (in 1900 he produced this play without cuts in London), his Coriolanus, his Richard II, his Lear and his Petruchio. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was possibly a legendary Roman general who lived in the 5th century BC King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595 King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works
Richard III (1911) is one of his only surviving film performances. He both starred in the lead role and directed the production, made by the Co-operative Cinematograph Co. .
Benson was knighted following a performance of Julius Caesar at Drury Lane Theatre in 1916. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599 The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London.
Family
He was the son of William Benson of Alresford, Hants, and was born at Tunbridge Wells. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain In 1886 he married Gertrude Constance Cockburn (Featherstonhaugh), who acted in his company and continued to play leading parts with him.
He came of a talented family, his elder brother, W. A. S. Benson, becoming well known in the world of art as one of the pioneers in the revival of English industrial craftsmanship, especially in the field of the metallic arts; and his younger brother, Godfrey Benson, being a Liberal politician.
References
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 1961. The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history published from 1885
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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