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Today in History
1713:
The Enlightenment painter, Allan Ramsay was born. His father was another Allan Ramsay, well known for his poetry. After studying in Italy, Allan Jr. became renowned as one of the best portrait painters of the Rococo era, and painted subjects as important as the future King George III.
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 CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the future of the King's Theatre today welcomed the injection of £6 million for a refurbishment.
The future of the 102-year-old venue had been called into question amid fears it would fail to comply with safety regulations within two years. But in the Lib Dem/SNP administration's first budget, approved on Thursday, cash has been set aside to get a major redevelopment project under way. A full scale revamp of the theatre is currently estimated at around £20m, however the £6m should pay for either a small-scale project or help entice other bodies to commit further funds. Rami Okasha, co-ordinator of the Save The King's Campaign, left, said: "It is good that the huge public campaign led to cross-party support to save the King's. Hopefully this will be enough to save the building in the short term." Previous Tollcross Articles Source: Evening News
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