winthrop ames

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Definition of winthrop ames in English English dictionary

born Nov. 25, 1870, North Easton, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 3, 1937, Boston, Mass. U.S. theatrical producer and manager. Born into a wealthy New England family, he traveled to Europe in 1904 to study the management of 60 opera and theatre companies. After comanaging a Boston theatre, he became managing director of New York City's New Theatre (1908-11). He founded the Little Theatre and the Booth Theatre, where he produced and directed such successful plays as The Philanderer (1913), Beggar on Horseback (1924), and a series of Gilbert and Sullivan revivals (1926-29). His Snow White (1913) was the first play produced in the U.S. especially for children

Hyphenation

Win·throp ames

Turkish pronunciation

wînthrıp eymz

Pronunciation

/ˈwənᴛʜrəp ˈāmz/ /ˈwɪnθrəp ˈeɪmz/