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Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have."
American actress and director who devoted her career to bringing theater, particularly Shakespeare, to the greater public. Name variations: Peggy Webster.
Margaret “Peggy” Webster was born on March 15, 1905, into what the New York Times described as a “150-year-old English theatrical dynasty.” 1 Her grandfather, Old Ben Webster, managed London’s Haymarket Theater.
In the 1940s, Margaret Webster directed Paul Robeson, the first American black man to play the role of Othello on Broadway. Her production went on to be the longest running Shakespeare play in history. Many considered her the best Shakespeare.
(1905–72) English director. She began as a performer for Greet's company and at the Old Vic. Her first directorial triumph was Richard II in New York, starring Maurice Evans (1937). ... From: Webster, Margaret in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre. Reference entries.
This is a biography of Margaret Webster, who initially wanted to be a leading actor in the manner of her parents, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty, but instead became the leading director of Shakespearean plays on Broadway.
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). This is the first book-length biography of Webster, a groundbreaking stage and opera director whose career challenged not only stage tradition but also mainstream attitudes toward professional women.
Margaret Webster's struggles and triumphs as a professional director in New York and London are not cited by theatre historians—especially feminist theatre historians—as often as they should be.
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Apr 7, 2004 · Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). This is the first book-length biography of Webster, a...
Jan 23, 2009 · On 6 November 1946, in New York City, three enterprising women of the theatre – Margaret Webster, Cheryl Crawford, and Eva La Gallienne – launched a noble experiment with a lavish production of Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
