TORONTO — Stage actress Barbara Chilcott, a driving force in Canada's theatre scene for more than half a century, has died. TORONTO — Stage actress Barbara Chilcott, a driving force in Canada's theatre scene for more than half a century, has died. "She was a pioneer -- a real national treasure who forged a path for lots of female actors to come after her," he said. Her brothers also founded the Crest Theatre in 1953, for which she played Viola in Twelfth Night, Antigone in Antigone, and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra. "Everybody who was anybody acted at the Crest Theatre," Scoular explained.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2022 22:41 UTC