▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁T . ▁S . ▁Eli ot ▁became ▁less ▁popular ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁Dun can ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁and ▁naming ▁the ▁English ▁Stage ▁Company ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Reg rett ably , ▁during ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁did ▁not ▁acknow ledge ▁his ▁initial ▁work . ▁Yet ▁theatre ▁historian ▁Ir ving ▁Ward le ▁wrote , ▁" without ▁Dun can ▁there ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁English ▁Stage ▁Company ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Dun can ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁aut obi ograph ies ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁Ru pp recht ▁and ▁Julia ▁W ert heimer . ▁Dun can ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁Rose ▁Marie ▁Hans om ▁moved ▁to ▁Dev on ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Hans om ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁who ▁illustrated ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁works . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁successful ▁architect s ▁and ▁engine ers ▁including ▁Joseph ▁Hans om ▁the ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁horse - dra wn ▁cab . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Br iony ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁successful ▁sc ul ptr ice ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁Roger ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer