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meant the Society's work was complete and, though a 1930 proposal for its dissolution was defeated, it fell into abeyance on the outbreak of the
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in this activity. Its plays particularly included the first performances of plays that had been banned for public performance by the
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management is said to have originated in the Society's work) but also at other London
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Its council decided in 1930 that the rise of other groups like the
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venues. Founded in 1899 "to regenerate the Drama", it followed the
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The Society produced over 200 plays by authors like Shaw,
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Royal Court Theatre
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Gate Theatre
Second World War
Royal Court Theatre
Gerhart Hauptmann
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