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W. H. Post

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Book Writer 1897–1989 On stage 1903–1927

Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot (2 May 1897 – 16 January 1989) was a Dutch economist, feminist and radio broadcaster. As the first woman to attain a doctorate in economics in the Netherlands, her work focused on the impact of working women on the economy. Recognizing that there were few sources, she joined with other feminists to create the International Archives for the Women's Movement in 1935. Writing reports on women's work, she refuted government claims that women working outside the home was of no benefit. First proposed in 1939, the Household Council, which she saw as an organization to foster training and organize domestic laborers was instituted in 1950. She founded the Internation…

On stage 4 productions, 24 years

1903 My Wife's Husbands Hoyts Theatre · Original · directed by William H. Post 41 perf.
1904 The Usurper Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by George J. Appleton 28 perf.
1905 Beauty and the Barge Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by William Seymour 12 perf.
1927 Ballyhoo 49th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Boleslavsky 7 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Neil O Brien 2 productions
Ina Goldsmith 2 productions

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Also credited on2 works

The Vagabond King
Working

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In the literature2 passages

  • The Vagabond King (lyrics by Brian Hooker, book by Hooker, Russell Janney, and W. H. Post) had an impressive 511 performances in its initial run. The libretto, based on the play If I Were King by Justin McCarthy, related a fictitious tale of the real FrançoisVillon, a fifteenth-century Parisian poet. King Louis XI dubs Villon king for a d…ebooks/Music, The Cambridge Companion To The Musical Cambridge Companions To/Cambridge Companion to the Musical (Cambridge Companions to Music), The - The Cambridge Companion To The Musical Cambridge Companions To Music.txt
  • Music by Rudolf Friml; lyrics by Brian Hooker; book by Brian Hooker, Russell Janney and W. H. Post, based on Justin Huntly McCarthy’s play If I Were King , itself based on the novel by R. H. Russellebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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