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J. T. Grein
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Jacob Thomas (J. T.) Grein ("Jack") (1862-1935) was a Dutch-born theatre impresario and drama critic who helped establish the modern theatre in London, England. He moved to London in 1885 and became a naturalized British subject in 1895. His greatest contribution was founding the Independent Theatre Society in 1891. Their first production was Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts in 1891, held as a private performance since it was not officially licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. In 1892 the Society produced George Bernard Shaw's Widower's Houses, the first production of a Shaw play. Grein married Alice Grein in 1904; she later wrote and edited a biography of him under the pseudonym Michael Orme.
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- Schoonderwoerd, N. H. G. J. T. Grein: Ambassador of the Theatre, 1862-1935. A Study in Anglo-Continental Theatrical Relations. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1963.
- Orme, Michael [Alice Grein]. J. T. Grein: The Story of a Pioneer. London: John Murray, 1936.
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