Irene Craig

Drama teacher.

When her husband, John Craig, was appointed Professional Director of the Winnipeg Little Theatre in 1921, she aided him in developing the outstanding organization that it became. After the death of her husband, in 1946, she took over his classes as well as her own at United College (University of Winnipeg) and St. John’s College (University of Manitoba).

Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:

Grease Paint on the Prairies: An Account of the Theatres, the Plays and Players of Winnipeg to 1921
MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1946-47 Season, April 1947

The Coat of Arms
Manitoba Pageant, April 1956

Red River Surveys
Manitoba Pageant, April 1956

Place Names
Manitoba Pageant, April 1956

The Golden Boy
Manitoba Pageant, September 1956

Place Names
Manitoba Pageant, September 1956

Alexander Henry’s Hen
Manitoba Pageant, January 1957

Lopsticks
Manitoba Pageant, January 1957

The Lady of the Lamp
Manitoba Pageant, April 1957

Early Visitors
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 3, Number 1, September 1957

When Bobby Came to Main Street
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 3, Number 2, January 1958

The Man Who Make Birch Bark Talk
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 4, Number 2, January 1959

Manitoba’s Floral Emblem
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 4, Number 3, April 1959

Those Women
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 5, Number 1, September 1959

Pioneer Shopping
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 6, Number 1, September 1960

Utilities Now and Then
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 6, Number 2, January 1961

The Crocus-Loving Consul
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 7, Number 1, September 1961

Profile revised: 5 September 2008

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