Wolfit
Britishnoun
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Perhaps his most renowned play was “The Dresser,” which was drawn from his early experiences working with an aging Shakespearean actor, Donald Wolfit.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2020
BALDWIN: It’s based on the Sir character from “The Dresser” — Donald Wolfit, the great English actor — and he comes out on stage.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2017
And while Wolfit showed some of a road company's virtues, almost all the supporting players in his cast showed only the vices.
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Ten years ago, having set up a nonprofit touring company, Wolfit started offering the provinces a baker's dozen of Shakespeare's plays�along with other classics �at popular prices.
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To Londoners, Shakespeare in the modern theater generally means the Old Vic or John Gielgud; to the rest of England, it more likely means a tireless, 44-year-old trouper named Donald Wolfit.
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