Saturday Unusual Name?
In the world of the performing arts
there are many interesting and unusual things. Often these things become lost
to history.
A case in point is the Donmar Warehouse
in London. Today the Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, non-profit theatre in
Covent Garden that first opened on July 18,1977. But originally, the building
was an 1870s extension of the Woodyard Brewery founded in 1740. Later, the vat
room was used briefly as a movie studio and then a warehouse for storing and
ripening bananas.
Ian Albery leased part of the old
brewery in 1960. He provided services for theaters and for shows produced by
his father, Donnald Albery. Later, he acquired the space of the old banana
warehouse as well, opening the Donmar Rehearsal Theatre that was used by many
companies including London Festival Ballet and the Beatles.
Now, about the name Donmar. Some sources
https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/3089-donmar-warehouse
say it is a combnation of the names of Donald
Albery and his wife (using her middle name Margaret). Other sources https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20-amazing-theatre-facts_34626.html
say it is a combination of Donald Albery’s
name along with ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Unusual Secret #142:
“The Donmar Warehouse was named for Donald Albery and
Margot Fonteyn -maybe.”
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“Names
have power.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
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