Olympia Theatre, Athens
Oh dear! And I pride myself on my research. Ha ha ha. I wanted to visit the Olympia Theatre in Athens, as the Ginner-Mawer School performed there as part of the second Delphic Festival, in ...
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Theatre – Herodes Atticus, Athens
In 1930, Miss Mawer went to Athens! About 40 people, all connected with the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama, went with her. The school gave performances at two theatres, one of which was (and ...
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage. Most of the definitions of pilgrimage refer to the religious side of the journey, however my pigrimage is very different. Dictionary definitions refer to journeying to a sacred place for reasons of spiritual growth. ...
Commonwealth War Grave
Robert Jacomb Norris Dale was Irene Mawer’s first husband. She suffered greatly on hearing of his death, when he was killed in action during the First World War. He died in Italy and is buried ...
Giavera War Grave, Italy
In a few days time, I will visit the grave of Robert Jacomb Norris Dale, Irene Mawer’s first husband. Robert was killed in action very close to the end of World War One. He died ...