THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH THEATRE (1880-1920)by Sydney Higgins |
Index
Lena Ashwell (1872-1957)An important classical actor & the first organizer of large-scale war-time troop entertainment. |
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Dorothea Baird (1975-1933)The original British Trilby. |
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Harley Granville Barker (1877-1946)An actor and director who did much to establish Bernard Shaw as a major playwright and brought new life to the staging of Shakespeare's plays. |
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Arthur Bourchier (1863-1927)The husband of Violet Vanbrugh. |
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Constance Collier (1878-1955)The Gaiety girl who became a much-loved classical actress and then Hollywoods most famous acting coach. |
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Phyllis Dare (1890-1975)The elder sister of Zena. |
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Zena Dare (1887-1975)The younger sister of Phyllis. |
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Winifred Emery (1862-1921)At the end of the Nineteenth Century, she was one of England's most popular actresses, both in classical plays and comedy. |
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Adeline Genée (1878-1970)Billed by Florenz Ziegfeld as 'the world's greatest dancer' she not only popularized ballet but did much to re-establish it as an important art form in Britain and America. |
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Sir John Hare (1844-1921)One of the most famous English actors and theatre managers in the late 1800s. |
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Sir Seymour Hicks (1871-1949)A distinguished actor-manager, playwright and early film star, whose theatrical career extended for more than 60 years. |
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H. B. Irving (1870-1919)The son of Sir Henry Irving. |
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Isabel Jay (1879-1927)A principal D'Oyly Carte soprano who became a star of musical drama. |
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Cecilia (Cissy) Loftus (1876-1943)When she made her stage debut at 15, Max Beerbohm became infatuated with her and Toulouse Lautrec sketched her. She became one of the most versatile of performers with a career extending over fifty years. |
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Marie Löhr (1890-1975)The Australian-born star whose theatrical career extended over 72 years and who made more than 40 films. |
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Mabel Love (1874-1953)A dancer and actress who was considered to be one of the great stage beauties. |
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Edith Wynne Matthison (1875-1955)Famed for playing Everyman & for being an early love of Edna St. Vincent Millay. |
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Cyril Maude (1862-1951)An influential comedian, actor and theatre manager whose stage career extended over 60 years. |
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Gertie Millar (1879-1952)The much loved star of English musical comedies from 1901 to 1915. |
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Decima Moore (1871-1964)A leading member of theD'Oyly Carte company. |
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Courtice Pounds (1862-1927)A star of Gilbert & Sullivan productions who became a great Shakespeare player. |
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Louie Pounds (1873-1970)The sister of Courtice, who briefly became a star of musical plays. |
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Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973)Once described as being "the most beautiful woman in the United Kingdom". |
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Ellen Terry (1847 -1928)Considered by many to have been the greatest Shakespearian actress of her era.Part 1. THE EARLY YEARS, 1847-1872 Part 2. THE TRIUMPHANT YEARS, 1873-1928 (not yet available) |
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Ellaline Terriss (1872-1971)A fine actress in her own right, she become the wife of Sir Seymour Hicks. |
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Vesta Tilley (1864-1952)Britain's most popular male impersonator and one of the country's most successful music hall performers. |
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Dame Irene Vanbrugh (1872-1949)A skilled & effective star of the British theatre who delighted audiences for over 50 years. |
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Violet Vanbrugh (1856-1942)The elder sister of Dame Irene Vanbrugh and the wife of Arthur Bourchier. |
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E. S. Willard (1853-1915)His intense but controlled style of acting had an immense - although now all but forgotten - impact on the theatre, both in England and the United States. |
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Daisy Wood (1877-1961)A younger sister of Marie Lloyd who had her own successful music-hall career. |
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