Doria Paston

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Doria Paston (née Dorothy Paston Fisher, 1893,

Cambridge Festival Theatre in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
With Gray she co-published the programmes for the plays they put on as the Cambridge Festival Theatre Review.

Early life

She was born Dorothy the daughter of Lionel Paston Fisher and his wife Emma Wood Locket, who were married in Kandy, Ceylon in 1893.[2]

Work at Cambridge Festival Theatre

The architect

cubist set design.[3]

Godfishers

Doria settled in East Lambrook with her friend Molly Godlonton. The two women were known as the Godfishers and played a role in the community life the Kingsbury Episcopi, where East Lambrook is located. Doria provided paintings while Molly took photographs, many of which have been archived by a local resident. They organised a number of exhibitions of their pictures to raise money for guide dogs for the blind.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Digitally Archiving Photographs, Films, Maps & Documents". Kingsbury Time Travellers. Kingsbury Time Travellers. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp (1900). Visitation of England and Wales. London: Priv. print.
  3. ^ Casson, Hugh; Courtney, Cathy. "Sir Hugh Casson Interviewed by Cathy Courtney" (PDF). British Library. Britidsh Library. Retrieved 7 March 2022.