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Shakespeare performances "as a reinforcement of the school curriculum and a stimulus to literary appreciation". Over 20,000 primary school students, along with their teachers, were given the chance to see one Shakespeare show during their school term. Greet was thus able to share Shakespeare's works with over a million children. The programme continued for many years as many Education Committees in London sponsored it. Greet was knighted in 1929 by King George V for his works involving the Old Vic theatre and his overall devotion to Shakespeare.
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around the year 1867. Greet was exposed to many dramas as a child, and he performed in plays at school. According to Isaac, Greet would "have tested his histrionic powers, giving his family and friends a taste of his quality, interpreting of
Shakespeare's plays…". Yet, Greet did not perform on the
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Margate, he went back to London to join Miss Wallis's Company at The Gaiety Theatre where they performed
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