Laurence Olivier's stage career at one point was down in the doldrums.
In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager , but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the avant garde English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in The Entertainer , a part he later played on film .	English Stage Company	English Stage Company	The Entertainer	The Entertainer (play)	on film	The Entertainer (film)
