Sir Nigel Ross Playfair was born On This Day 1 July 1874. An actor and director, known particularly as actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith in the 1920s.
One of the first directors of the Streatham Hill Playhouse limited together with Sir Frederick Galer of "Worcomer" 7 Garrad's Road and Hugh Kingdon of 66 Woodbourne Ave. Kingdon acquired land from Sternhold Ave to Telford Ave where Streatham's entertainment centre of the theatre, cinema and dance hall were built
One of the first directors of the Streatham Hill Playhouse limited together with Sir Frederick Galer of "Worcomer" 7 Garrad's Road and Hugh Kingdon of 66 Woodbourne Ave. Kingdon acquired land from Sternhold Ave to Telford Ave where Streatham's entertainment centre of the theatre, cinema and dance hall were built