Fine Arts: A thespian guru passes on her treasures

Two hundred lots from the personal collection of acting teacher Betty Ann Norton go under the online hammer at O’Reilly’s this week

Betty Ann Norton: a passionate collector of antique furniture and silver, art, fashion and jewellery

Is there a successful actor in the world who doesn’t feel in debt to a great teacher? Betty Ann Norton. who passed away in 2020, was a legend in her own lifetime, having an enormous influence on Ireland’s theatre scene thanks to the fruits of the Betty Ann Norton Theatre School, founded by her in 1959.

Early 20th-century stained wood oriental chair (€150-€250)

She was also a passionate collector of antique furniture and silver, art, ...