Charles A. Baird Missouri from 1921 until at least 1937, also acting as the President of the Board for several years. In his later years, Baird became a benefactor of the University of Michigan. His most prominent gift was the Charles Baird Carillon, a carillon consisting of 53 bells that was the third heaviest in the world in 1936. The carillon was purchased with a $70,000 gift from Baird. When Baird first offered the carillon to the university, the Burton Memorial Tower had not been built. The school initially set aside $35,000 to house the carillon in the tower of the Michigan Union.
A Little Princess (Lippa musical) in London at Southbank Centre. The one night only production was the first to have a child ensemble playing its array of schoolgirls. Amanda Abbington played Miss Minchin and Danny Mac as Captain Crewe. The performing rights to the musical are available from Musical Theatre International. "Note: taken from Music Theatre International's website" Sara Crewe is in trouble from the outset. She has been sent to her room without supper for coming to the table barefoot. Becky, a young maid about the same age, smuggles a muffin upstairs to Sara, and peppers her with questions about what life was like