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Hassard Short
Hubert Edward Hassard Short (1877–1956), usually known as Hassard Short, was an actor, stage director, set designer and lighting designer in musical theatre〔Kenrick, John. (Who's Who in Musicals: Short, Hassard ) Musicals101.com. Accessed 2009-08-13.〕
who directed over 50 Broadway and West End shows between 1920 and 1953.〔〔 Theatre historian Ken Bloom called him "one of Broadway's greatest directors and lighting designers", while theatre writer John Kenrick described him as a "groundbreaking director and choreographer".〔Kenrick, John. (History of The Musical Stage. 1930s - Part II: Legendary Revues ). Musicals101.com.〕
After 25 years acting on stage and in films, Short turned to directing and designing in 1920. He made many innovations in stage lighting and design, including the first permanent lighting bridge (''Music Box Revue'', 1921) and first the use of a revolving stage in a Broadway musical (''The Band Wagon'', 1931). He continued to direct until 1952.
==Early life==
Short was born in Edlington, Lincolnshire into the English landed gentry, the elder son of Edward Hassard Short and Geraldine Rachel Blagrave. He left school when a teenager to seek a career on the stage. He made his first acting appearance in London in 1895 before being brought to New York City by producer Charles Frohman in 1901, where he continued to appear on stage until 1919.〔 ''The Oxford Companion to American Theatre''. Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed via Answers.com 13 August 2009.〕〔 He also acted in five films between 1917 and 1921, the last being ''Woman's Place''.〔
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