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The Players (often inaccurately called The Players Club) is a private social club founded in New York City by the 19th-century Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. The club is located in a mansion at 16 Gramercy Park, built in 1847. Booth bought the house in 1888, reserved an upper floor for his residence, and turned the rest into a clubhouse.
The Players Club of Detroit was founded in 1911 by a group of local Detroit businessmen as an institution to encourage amateur theater. [3] From the beginning, it was a strictly male club. [ 2 ] For the first 15 years of the club's existence, they were forced to perform in different venues each month, including the Detroit Athletic Club , the ...
Born from an unexpected snub at an exclusive country club, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.’s purchase of the Malcolm Cottage in 1928 laid the foundation for what would become a legendary family retreat.
The business continued as H & R Daniel until 1846 when it ceased trading due to financial difficulties. In 1847 Richard was sent to a debtors' prison. [14] Michael Berthoud's H & R Daniel, 1822-1846 quoted extensively is a must read. It is worth noting that H & R Daniel produced porcelain, earthenware and ornamental goods.
Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935 – February 24, 2012) was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956.
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Hugh Alexander Kennedy was born in Madras, British India in 1809. [3] He was a British army captain and leading London chess player. He established the first chess club in Brighton in 1842. [4] In 1844, he lost a match to Howard Staunton (3–8). [5]
There was the Odney Pottery works (1942–1956) on the common. The building can still be seen. The very attractive earthenware pottery is still sought after. John Bew was asked to set up the pottery by John Lewis in Cookham in 1942 to train disabled people. In 1948, they were given a government licence to produce domestic pottery.