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The Livesey Dynasty

Mike O'Brien

Thomas Livesey gave up his job as a railway engineer to create a travelling theatre group.Hhe illustration below shows them on their way to the next mining town with their portable “Paragon Theatre”. In later years they would build the Prince of wales theatre in Mexborough. Thomas had formed an acting dynasty which would last until the mid 20th Century.