Great War Theatre

What I’m Finding… By Eleanor Bowen

Image of actress with large ruffled hat. She is turning to look at us over her right shoulder. The photo is in sepia.

In this entry, Eleanor Bowen, who has worked on the project for over a year, reflects on what she has found out about the theatre mentioned in her grandmother’s 1917 diary. My grandmother Gladys (Peggy) Simmons kept a diary 101 years ago, in 1917. She was 23 and passionate about theatre. The diary, a Liberty’s… continued →