Frederick Whelen

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'''Frederick Whelen''' (16 October 1867 – 1955) was a [[British people|British]] theatre director.

Born in [[London]], Whelen was educated there, and in Germany.<ref name="whoswho">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1900, he married the actor [[Elaine Sandham]].<ref name="green">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Whelen joined the [[Fabian Society]] in 1892, and served on its executive for several years between 1896 and 1903. He was also on the executive of the [[London Reform Union]], and was active in local politics in [[Chelsea]]. In addtion, he served as a governor of the [[London School of Economics]], and wrote the book ''London Government''.<ref name="fabian">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="green" />

In 1899, Whelen founded the [[Stage Society]], and soon became the secretary to [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree]], manager of [[His Majesty's Theatre]]. With [[Henry Dana]], he later founded the "Afternoon Theatre", and was director of many of its plays.<ref name="green" /><ref name="whoswho" />

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[[Category:1867 births]]
[[Category:1955 deaths]]
[[Category:English theatre directors]]
[[Category:Members of the Fabian Society Executive Committee]]
[[Category:People from London]]

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