Cecil Day-Lewis from Auden. After the war he joined the publisher Chatto & Windus as a director and senior editor. In 1946, Day-Lewis was a lecturer at Cambridge University, publishing his lectures in "The Poetic Image" (1947). Day-Lewis was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by George VI in his 1950 Birthday Honours. He later taught poetry at Oxford, where he was Professor of Poetry from 1951 to 1956. During 1962–1963, he was the Norton Professor at Harvard University. Day-Lewis was appointed Poet Laureate in 1968, in succession to John Masefield. Day-Lewis was chairman of the
Eric Lewis (actor) until 1934, including 25 years as the company's principal comedian. Lewis was soon performing in the West End of London at the Royalty Theatre in April 1887 in "Ivy", and in May in a comedy entitled "A Tragedy". In June 1887, Lewis performed in a comedietta by Andrew Longmuir called "Cleverly Managed". In July 1888, he starred in another comedietta, entitled "Caught Out", by Florence Bright at St George's Hall In September of that year, he helped open the relocated New Court Theatre with a play by Sydney Grundy called "Mamma", starring Mrs. John Wood and also featuring Arthur Cecil.