Melbourne Shakespeare Society

The Melbourne Shakespeare Society was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 1884^[1] at the suggestion of Edward Ellis Morris who was president from 1884 to 1888.^[2] Other original members included: William Ievers, James Smith,^[3] James Edward Neild (president in 1890).^[4]

Past presidents of the society include:^[3]

• Edward Ellis Morris 1884–1888
• James Edward Neild 1890
• John Purves Wilson 1901-1903
• Alfred Hart
• Arthur Way
• Edward Sugden 1908^[5]
• Morris Mondle Phillips
• Philip David Phillips
• Archibald Thomas Strong 1913
• Edward Sugden 1914–1915
• Ernest Henry Clark Oliphant 1919–1921
• William Alexander Osborne
• Edward Stevens

References

1. "The Melbourne Shakespeare Society". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
2. Wykes, Olive. "Morris, Edward Ellis (1843-1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
3. "Australian Dictionary of Biography".
4. Gandevia, Bryan. "Neild, James Edward (1824–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
5. "Shakespeare's Birthday", The Argus, 27 April 1908, p. 7.