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John Lewin

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John Lewin is the author of a number of Manx carvals in the early 19th Century which advocated temperance. He was a sumner (church warden of official) in Jurby, Isle of Man, during the 1830s, but other than this there is little biographical information available. There are four extant poems that are attributed to him, all of which were collected as folk songs at the end of the 19th century. Lewin’s ‘My Chaarjyn, Gow Shiu Tastey’ (‘My Friends, Take You Notice’) was composed sometime around 1836 and concerns the dangers of excessive alcohol. (It has also been known by another title, ‘Carval er Feeyn as Jough’ (‘Carol on Wine and Strong Drink’)). Although subsequently taken up by the Manx absti…

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  • Cortez, Richard Cox, Hume Cronyn, Stephen D' Dorfman, James Eckhouse, Jonathan FuUer, Boyd Gaines, Francois Hilger, Maren de la Giroday, Brad HaU, Sara Hennessy, Richard Howard, Val Kihner, Paul Laakso, John Lewin,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt
  • COMPANY: Seth Allen, Fred Applegate, Walter Atamaniuk, Gerry Bamman, Gary Basaraba, Catherine Burns, Yolanda Childress, Caitlin Clarke, Robert Dorfman, Denise Ellis, Dillon Evans, Ellen Finholt, Gloria Foster, Richard Frank, Kate Fuglei, June Gibbons, Gail Grate, Jossie de Guzman, James Harper, Delphi Harrington, Munson Hicks, Richard How…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1982-83 Season, v. 39 (Willis).txt
  • Charles Newell, Richard Ooms, Lucian Pintille, Garland Wright; Designers, John Arnone, Jack Barkla, Miruna Boruzescu, Radu Boruzescu, John Calder, Marcus Dilliard, Jack Edwards, Beverly Emmons, Jane Greenwood, Desmond Heeley, Ann Hould-Ward, James F. Ingalls, Duane Schuler, Doug Stein, Garland Wright ACTING COMPANY: Mark Benninghofen, Pet…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • GUTHRIE THEATER Minneapolis, Minnesota Artistic Director, Garland Wright; Executive Director, Edward A. Martenson; Producing Director, Madeline Puzo; Technical Director, Ray Forton; Costume Director, Maribeth Hite; Stage Managers: Jeffery A. Alspaugh, Tree O’Halloran; Education Coordinator, Sheila Livingston; Communications Director, Lend…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1991-1992 season, v. 48 (Willis).txt

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