When did Christopher Plummer first come to Bermuda?
1952. Then a young and not-yet-internationally famous Canadian actor, Christopher Plummer arrived in Bermuda. He had made his professional debut in 1948 with Ottawa’s Stage Society, performing over 100 roles with its successor, the Canadian Repertory Theatre.
What was the name of the diving mask?
At first, they were separated into a lens that covered each eye, but from the 1960s onward a single-lensed diving mask was in use. Double lenses were called jogeun noon or jokswae noon, while single lenses were called either keun noon or wang noon.
What was the first professional theatre in Bermuda?
He had made his professional debut in 1948 with Ottawa’s Stage Society, performing over 100 roles with its successor, the Canadian Repertory Theatre. He then joined the Bermuda Repertory Theatre — a professional theatre company based out of the old Bermudiana Hotel in Hamilton — for its 1952 season.
Where was the Bermudiana Hotel in Bermuda located?
He then joined the Bermuda Repertory Theatre — a professional theatre company based out of the old Bermudiana Hotel in Hamilton — for its 1952 season. Performing for visitors and locals at a small theatre at the hotel, the Bermuda Repertory Theatre was for several years a magnet for young, up-and-coming American and Canadian actors.
What are the best wrecks to dive in Bermuda?
A few others we visit regularly are The Hermes, the 2 tugs, and the Minnie Breslauer. There are many more wrecks scattered around the Bermuda coast so normally you will not visit the same wreck twice and the majority of wrecks are suitable for Open Water Divers.
1952. Then a young and not-yet-internationally famous Canadian actor, Christopher Plummer arrived in Bermuda. He had made his professional debut in 1948 with Ottawa’s Stage Society, performing over 100 roles with its successor, the Canadian Repertory Theatre.
What was the name of the artificial reef in Bermuda?
Scuttled in 1984 as an artificial reef for divers. The 165ft Hermes was built in 1943 as a buoy tender for the US Navy until she broke down on the way to the Cape Verde Islands. Abandoned in Bermuda, she was sold to the Bermuda Dive Association for $1.
Why are there so many shipwrecks in Bermuda?
Click to expand dive site map. Due to Bermuda’s treacherous reef system many ships have found themselves run aground over the past 400 or so years meaning that there are many different eras of shipwrecks to visit.
