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Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most s(...)
Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most s(...)

Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most s(...)

Date8/23/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Paxton Whitehead, artistic director of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, relaxes for a moment in the Shaw Theatre there. While Expo cut most summer theatre audiences in half, his shows still draw 97 per cent capacity.
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Paxton Whitehead, Shaw Festival's artistic director, says its job is to show how funny Shaw is, to put on the less well-known plays. But he adds that it's also keeping the Victorian period alive
Paxton Whitehead, Shaw Festival's artistic director, says its job is to show how funny Shaw is, to put on the less well-known plays. But he adds that it's also keeping the Victorian period alive
4/27/1976
The Youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
The Youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
8/26/1967
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a Shavian at all
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a Shavian at all
8/23/1967
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
The youngest artistic director of the world's only Shaw Festival, Paxton Whitehead, confesses he isn't a 'Shavian' at all. 'I don't agree with his pol(...)
8/26/1967
Enormous Ego allows him to run both the Shaw Festival at Niagara on-the-lake and now the Vancouver Playhouse, says Paxton Whitehead
Enormous Ego allows him to run both the Shaw Festival at Niagara on-the-lake and now the Vancouver Playhouse, says Paxton Whitehead
4/21/1971
Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday
Shaw Festival artistic director Christopher Newton, left, takes on the role of Captain Hook, while Tom McCamus handles the title role in Peter Pan, which opens in Niagara-on-the-Lake Friday
8/6/1987
Paxton Whitehead of the Shaw Festival
Paxton Whitehead of the Shaw Festival
6/9/1972
Paxton Whitehead. Happy Shaw director
Paxton Whitehead. Happy Shaw director
4/29/1971
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
A pictorial portrait of Stratford: A Swan glides leisurely along the Avon River (above), actor Douglas Rain relaxes behind the Festival Theatre during a break in rehearsals (top left), Jean Gascon, artistic co-director of the festival, strikes a theatrical pose on the stage of the Festival Theatre (top right), Bill Morgan, head of Stratford's Chamber of Commerce, with the town's courthouse in the background (botton left), Reg Henry, bartender at the henry, the Queen's Hotel bartender (bottom right)
6/5/1968
GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
GBS approves, Christopher Newton (left), the Shaw Festival's artistic director, gets a nod of approval from old George Bernard Shaw himself (actor Her(...)
2/4/1986
The Queen arrives at the Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake with lord Mayor Jacob Froese for a performance of George Bernard Shaw's You Never Can(...)
The Queen arrives at the Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake with lord Mayor Jacob Froese for a performance of George Bernard Shaw's You Never Can(...)
6/23/1973
Barry Morse is back at the Shaw Festival, which he got off the ground with a firecracker season 10 years ago as artistic director. He'll Admirable Crichton and star in Mrs. Warren's Profession
Barry Morse is back at the Shaw Festival, which he got off the ground with a firecracker season 10 years ago as artistic director. He'll Admirable Crichton and star in Mrs. Warren's Profession
5/19/1976