History of the Guild, Page 3
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In 1926 Caroline Crerar, who had debuted with the Garrick Club in Kitty Clive in 1897 (at the age of 15), made an attempt to resurrect the Garrick Club, but it was not until 1929 that she succeeded in re-establishing the group, now known as the Players' Guild.
As the early years passed we moved around seeking a permanent home for the Guild. We rehearsed for a while above Hall's Restaurant and in a room beside a bakery where both props and actors were perpetually covered by a fine coating of flour. We performed at the I.O.O.F. Hall until disaster struck in November of 1939 and the hall, as well as all the props and costumes, burned down.
We finally established a headquarters at the corner of Main & Bay Streets and stayed there until we acquired the building at 80 Queen Street South in 1951. In 1958 the rehearsal hall was added. In 1938 we began our long-standing tradition of providing children's plays, and many Hamilton children's first taste of live theatre was at one of these delightful plays.