History Corner
The Immortal Dinner of 1872Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
Read moreOnly four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
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In 1897, the twenty-five-year American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar travelled to England for a literary tour. He recited his works on the London circuit – and, what was not known before, visited the Whitefriars Club.
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Sir J.M. Barrie (1860–1937) was a prolific Scottish playwright and novelist who is now best remembered for his play Peter Pan and its spin-off novel Peter and Wendy.
Sir J.M. Barrie attended as a guest on 10th October 1902, when the club’s guest speaker was Neil Munro, who talked about ‘The Celtic Fringe’.
