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Juan Jose G. Levy (Portsmouth, 29 June 1884 - 6 October 1936) was an English theatre practitioner who attempted to import the ghoulish and grisly Grand Guignol aesthetic for London audiences. Levy was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at the Ecole de Commerce, Lausanne. In March 1934 Levy received the Légion d'honneur for recognition of his contributions to French drama and theatre in England.

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  • Jose Levy (Portsmouth, 29 de junio de 1884-6 de octubre de 1936) fue un actor y director teatral inglés que intentó importar la estética tétrica del teatro francés Grand Guignol para audiencias de Londres.​ Juan José Levy nació en Portsmouth, Inglaterra, y estudió en la Escuela de Comercio de Lausana (Suiza). En marzo de 1934, Levy recibió la Legión de Honor por el reconocimiento de sus contribuciones al teatro francés en Inglaterra. (es)
  • Juan Jose G. Levy (Portsmouth, 29 June 1884 - 6 October 1936) was an English theatre practitioner who attempted to import the ghoulish and grisly Grand Guignol aesthetic for London audiences. Levy was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at the Ecole de Commerce, Lausanne. In March 1934 Levy received the Légion d'honneur for recognition of his contributions to French drama and theatre in England. (en)
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  • Juan Jose G. Levy (Portsmouth, 29 June 1884 - 6 October 1936) was an English theatre practitioner who attempted to import the ghoulish and grisly Grand Guignol aesthetic for London audiences. Levy was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at the Ecole de Commerce, Lausanne. He wrote a number of plays between 1908 and 1925. In 1920, Levy opened the Grand Guignol theatre in the Little Theatre located in the London's Strand District. Levy's productions featured performances by the English stage actress Sybil Thorndike, who would eventually originate the role of Joan of Arc in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan. During its inaugural season, Levy's company staged such notorious thrillers as Andre de Lorde's The Hand of Death. The Grand Guignol experiment ended in 1922 when Levy met with interference from England's censorious Lord Chamberlain's Department. Upon announcing its demise, Levy stated that "the reason I am finishing with Grand Guignol is the too rigid censorship. . . it is impossible to carry on while the Lord Chamberlain's Department raises so many difficulties." In March 1934 Levy received the Légion d'honneur for recognition of his contributions to French drama and theatre in England. In an obituary published on 10 October 1936 in The Times, James Agate praised Levy’s passion for the theatre. He wrote that “unlike many theatre managers, (Levy) was intensely interested in theatre. The fact that managing a theatre was his business never destroyed his love for the drama as an art.” (en)
  • Jose Levy (Portsmouth, 29 de junio de 1884-6 de octubre de 1936) fue un actor y director teatral inglés que intentó importar la estética tétrica del teatro francés Grand Guignol para audiencias de Londres.​ Juan José Levy nació en Portsmouth, Inglaterra, y estudió en la Escuela de Comercio de Lausana (Suiza). En 1920, Juan José Levy abrió el Teatro Grand Guignol localizado en el distrito de Strand de Londres. Las producciones de Levy incluyeron actuaciones de la actriz inglesa Sybil Thorndike, que también interpretó el papel de Juana de Arco en la obra Santa Juana, de George Bernard Shaw. Durante su temporada inaugural, la compañía de Levy protagonizó obras de teatro tales como Hand of Death, de André de Lorde. El experimento de Grand Guignol terminó en 1922 cuando Juan José Levy fue censurado por el departamento del Lord Chambelán de Inglaterra. Al anunciar su desaparición, Levy declaró que "la razón por la que Grand Guignol termina es por la rigidez de la censura... es imposible continuar mientras el Departamento del Lord Chamberlain sigue planteando tantas dificultades". En marzo de 1934, Levy recibió la Legión de Honor por el reconocimiento de sus contribuciones al teatro francés en Inglaterra. En un obituario publicado el 10 de octubre de 1936 en The Times, James Agate alabó la pasión de Juan José Levy por el teatro. Escribió que "a diferencia de muchos directores de teatro, (Levy) estaba intensamente interesado en él. El hecho de que la dirección de un teatro fuera su negocio nunca destruyó su amor por el drama como un arte". (es)
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