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Leo Trevor was a leading figure in country house amateur theatricals in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He regularly performed at, and was the stage-manager for, private theatricals at Chatsworth House. He was also a member of Evelyn James's amateur dramatic company, which started out at West Dean in 1895.

Leo Trevor was also a playwright for both the professional and amateur stage. He wrote Dr Johnson for performance at West Dean and Chatsworth in January 1896. The play then went on to have success on the professional stage with the actor-manager Arthur Bourchier becoming associated with the title role. He wrote Cinderella and the Glass Slipper for performance at Chatsworth House 7-8 January 1904. His plays Brother Officers and The Flag Lieutenant were written for the professional stage. The Flag Lieutenant was written with Major W. P. Drury and had a run at the Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, on the Isle of Man, from 13 September 1909.

Trevor wrote a chapter about 'Country House Acting' in W. G. Elliot's Amateur Clubs and Actors (1898). He also wrote an article for the Pall Mall Magazine called 'Recollections of the Chatsworth Theatricals', published in 1903.

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 Leo Trevor was a leading figure in country house amateur theatricals in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He regularly performed at, and was the stage-manager for, private theatricals at [[Chatsworth House]]. He was also a member of Evelyn James's amateur dramatic company, which started out at [[West Dean House|West Dean]] in 1895.
-Leo Trevor was also a playwright for both the professional and amateur stage. He wrote Dr Johnson for performance at West Dean and Chatsworth in January 1896. His plays included ''Cinderella and the Glass Slipper'' for Chatsworth House, ''Brother Officers'' and ''The Flag Lieutenant''. His play ''The Flag Lieutenant'', written with Major W P Drury, had a run at the Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, on the Isle of Man, from 13 September 1909.
+Leo Trevor was also a playwright for both the professional and amateur stage. He wrote ''Dr Johnson'' for performance at West Dean and Chatsworth in January 1896. The play then went on to have success on the professional stage with the actor-manager Arthur Bourchier becoming associated with the title role. He wrote ''Cinderella and the Glass Slipper'' for performance at Chatsworth House 7-8 January 1904. His plays ''Brother Officers'' and ''The Flag Lieutenant'' were written for the professional stage. ''The Flag Lieutenant'' was written with Major W. P. Drury and had a run at the Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, on the Isle of Man, from 13 September 1909.
 Trevor wrote a chapter about 'Country House Acting' in W. G. Elliot's ''Amateur Clubs and Actors'' (1898). He also wrote an article for the ''Pall Mall Magazine'' called 'Recollections of the Chatsworth Theatricals', published in 1903.
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