Baylis

Baylis
(1874–1937)
an English theatre manager. She ran the Old Vic, famous for its Shakespeare productions, and Sadler’s Wells, the home of the companies that later became the Royal Ballet and the English National Opera.

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  • Baylis Road — The Old Vic Theatre from the north east end of Baylis Road …   Wikipedia

  • Baylis-Hillman-Reaktion — Die Baylis Hillman Reaktion, manchmal auch als Morita Baylis Hillman Reaktion bezeichnet, ist eine Reaktion aus dem Bereich der Organischen Chemie und wurde nach ihren Entdeckern Anthony B. Baylis und Melville E. D. Hillman benannt. Sie dient der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Baylis, Illinois — Geobox|Settlement name = Baylis native name = other name = category = Village etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption = symbol = country = United States state = Illinois region = Pike region type = County district = district… …   Wikipedia

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