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Wanamaker Receives Royal Honor: Sam Wanamaker, who is heading up the reconstruction of the Globe Theatre near its original site along the Thames River, has been awarded the Royal Society of the Arts’ Benjamin Franklin Medal. Prince Phillip presented Wanamaker with the honor Monday after the actor-director announced a $16-million challenge to complete the faithful rebuilding of the Globe, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. The medal is presented annually to an American or Briton who has made a distinguished contribution to the “cause of Anglo-American understanding” through the arts or business.