In February 1920 he began touring with his own Shakespearean company, playing Hamlet, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Brutus in Julius Caesar, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Prospero in The Tempest, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Falstaff, Henry V, and Jaques in As You Like It. He had a keen eye for rising talent, and among his recruits were Noel Streatfeild, Cecil Parker, Ralph Richardson, Edith Sharpe, Norman Shelley, Abraham Sofaer, FrancisL Sullivan and Donald Wolfit. In 1931 he went to India as director of Shakespeare's plays at the State Theatre in Jhalawar and then on to Bombay where he performed primarily in Shakespeare on the radio. He returned to England in 1937. His last London appearance was in Song of Norway (1949). His last Shakespearean role in the theatre was Time in The Winter's Tale (1951). He continued to act on stage in other parts until 1954. He appeared on BBC television as a senator in Othello in 1950 and Adabashev, the tragedian in Curtain Down in 1952. Doran died in Folkestone on the south coast of England on 5 April 1964, at the age of 87. An article on him published by Emory University in 2003 sums up his career thus: Notes Sources External links 1877 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Irish male actors Male actors from Cork (city) Irish male Shakespearean actors 19th-century Irish male actors Irish male stage actors Actor-managers