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Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood
Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood

Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood

Date10/20/1982
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  • Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood . . I'm trying to . . . construct a grand piano anyone can play.
  • Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shaw artistic director, Christopher Newton says, I think what I'm trying to do is finally being understood . . I'm trying to . . . construct a grand piano anyone can play.
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GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
Darrell, Dick
2/4/1986
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/17/1986
Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday
Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
8/6/1987
Actress Jackie Burroughs in her trademark short and shapely skirt talks with Shaw artistic director Christopher Newton
Actress Jackie Burroughs in her trademark short and shapely skirt talks with Shaw artistic director Christopher Newton
Burroughs, Jackie, 1939-2010
10/15/1985
Director under fire, Shaw director Christopher Newton, who's behind the tent theatre, is surprised at the town's hostility. He says that it's hurting the actors. The town dislikes his unorthodoxy
Director under fire, Shaw director Christopher Newton, who's behind the tent theatre, is surprised at the town's hostility. He says that it's hurting the actors. The town dislikes his unorthodoxy
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
5/19/1981
Christopher Newton, Sparks fly as he talks about Ontario's small town morality, but his actors say the artistic director runs a happy theatre
Christopher Newton, Sparks fly as he talks about Ontario's small town morality, but his actors say the artistic director runs a happy theatre
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
5/19/1981
Paxton Whitehead, Shaw Festival's artistic director, says its job is to show how funny Shaw is, to put on the less well-known plays. But he adds that it's also keeping the Victorian period alive
Paxton Whitehead, Shaw Festival's artistic director, says its job is to show how funny Shaw is, to put on the less well-known plays. But he adds that it's also keeping the Victorian period alive
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/27/1976
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
Philp, Barry
8/26/1967
The Youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
The Youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
Philp, Barry
8/26/1967
I love magazines but I think I'm probably getting a little stale,' says Micheal de Pencier
I love magazines but I think I'm probably getting a little stale,' says Micheal de Pencier
Beaty, Keith
2/26/1982
I hope to recover soon - I'm trying my level best, says 49-year-old Shamshudin Kanji, a Tanzanian immigrant whose legs were broken when he was thrown (...)
I hope to recover soon - I'm trying my level best, says 49-year-old Shamshudin Kanji, a Tanzanian immigrant whose legs were broken when he was thrown (...)
McConnell, Colin
11/29/1978
Crusader: I don't want people who read The Star to think I'm a confrontational fellow coming up here to tell us we are all wrong, Luis Palau says
Crusader: I don't want people who read The Star to think I'm a confrontational fellow coming up here to tell us we are all wrong, Luis Palau says
Lautens, Richard
3/7/1992