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Dawson Millward
Dawson Millward (July 13, 1870 – May 15, 1926) was a British stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Caste'' (1915) * ''General Post'' (1920) * '' The Magistrate'' (1921) * ''The Skin Game'' (1921) * '' The Recoil'' (1922) * '' King of the Castle'' (1925) * '' One Colombo Night'' (1926) Selected stage appearances * ''The White Heather ''The White Heather'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Holmes Herbert, Ben Alexander and Ralph Graves. It was based on an 1897 play of the same title by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. ... (1897) * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1922) References External links * 1870 births 1926 deaths Male actors from London English male film actors English male stage actors 20th-century English male actors {{England-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caste (play)
''Caste'' is a comedy drama by Thomas William Robertson, first seen in 1867. The play was the third of several successes by Robertson produced in London's West End by Squire Bancroft and his wife Marie Wilton. As its name suggests, ''Caste'' concerns distinctions of class and rank. The son of a French nobleman marries a ballet dancer and then goes to war. When word arrives that he has been killed in action, his mother tries to wrest the child from his penniless widow. History and early productions ''Caste'' is based on the short story "The Poor Rate Unfolds a Tale", written by Thomas William Robertson in 1866 for ''Rates and Taxes'', a Christmas publication edited by Tom Hood.Full text of ''Society'' and ''Caste'' edited by T. Edgar Pembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Post
''General Post'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Douglas Munro, Lilian Braithwaite and Joyce Dearsley. It was based on the play ''General Post'' by J. E. Harold Terry in which Lillian Braithwaite had appeared when it premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in March 1917. Plot During the First World War a small-town tailor rises to become a General. Cast * Douglas Munro...Albert Smith * Lilian Braithwaite...Lady Broughton * Joyce Dearsley...Betty Broughton * Robert Henderson Bland...Edward Smith * Dawson Millward...Denys Broughton * Colstan Mansell...Alec Broughton * Teddy Arundell...Jobson * Sara de Groot...Miss Prendergast * Adelaide Grace...Lady Wareing * Thomas Canning...Lord Wareing * Irene Drew...Mary Wareing References External links * General Postat BFI Player, British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magistrate (1921 Film)
''The Magistrate'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Bannister Merwin and starring Tom Reynolds, Maudie Dunham and Ethel Warwick. It is based on the 1885 play '' The Magistrate'' by Arthur Wing Pinero. Cast * Tom Reynolds as Poskett * Maudie Dunham as Beattie Tomlinson * Ethel Warwick as Agatha Poskett * Roy Royston Roy Royston MC (born Roy Charles Crowden, 5 April 1899 – 7 October 1976) was an English actor who appeared in a large number of films between 1912 and 1966, beginning as a child actor. Most of his films were silents made before the First Wo ... as Cis Farringdon * Cyril Percival as Captain Horace Vail * Dawson Millward as Colonel Lukyn * Nell Graham as Charlotte Poskett References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1921 films 1921 comedy films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films Films directed by Bannister Merwin Films set in London Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skin Game (1921 Film)
''The Skin Game'' ( nl, Hard tegen hard) is a 1921 British- Dutch silent drama film adapted from the 1920 play by John Galsworthy and directed by B. E. Doxat-Pratt. Edmund Gwenn and Helen Haye later reprised their respective roles as Mr. Hornblower and Mrs. Hillcrist in the 1931 sound version directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast * Edmund Gwenn - Hornblower * Mary Clare - Chloe Hornblower * Helen Haye - Mrs. Hillcrist * Dawson Millward - Mr. Hillcrist * Malcolm Keen - Charles Hillcrist * Meggie Albanesi - Jill Hillcrist * Frederick Cooper - Rolf Hornblower * Ivor Barnard - Dawker * Muriel Alexander - Anna * James Dodd - Jackman * John H. Roberts - Auctioneer * Blanche Stanley - Mrs. Jackman * Howard Cochran * Marston Garsia - Hillcrist's Butler * Jack Hobbs Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Recoil (1922 Film)
''The Recoil'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Geoffrey Malins and starring Annie Esmond, Lawrence Anderson and Dawson Millward. The film's plot involves a psychic expert who hypnotises his cousin to shoot his rich uncle. The film is based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini and was made by Stoll Pictures at Cricklewood Studios. Cast * Annie Esmond as Miss Orpington * Lawrence Anderson as Digby Raikes * Dawson Millward as Anthony Orpington * Eille Norwood Eille Norwood (born Anthony Edward Brett; 11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948) was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films. Early life He was born 11 October 18 ... as Francis * Phyllis Titmuss as Adelaide Wallace References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British crime films British silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Castle (1926 Film)
''King of the Castle'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Marjorie Hume, Brian Aherne and Dawson Millward. It was based on a 1922 novel by Keble Howard, who approved the scenario and wrote some of the intertitles. Many of the outdoor scenes were filmed in Cornwall. Cast * Marjorie Hume as Lady Oxborrow * Brian Aherne as Colin O'Farrell * Dawson Millward as Chris Furlong * Prudence Vanbrugh as Leslie Rain * Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he wa ... as Peter Coffin * Albert E. Raynor as Matlock * E.C. Matthews as Ezekiel Squence References External links * * ( HathiTrust digital library) 1926 films British silent feature films Films directed by Henry Edwards British films based on plays British black-and- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Colombo Night
''One Colombo Night'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Godfrey Tearle, Marjorie Hume and Nora Swinburne. The film was based on a story by Austin Phillips. Premise After being ruined in business, a man goes to Australia to make his fortune. Cast * Godfrey Tearle as Jim Farnell * Marjorie Hume as Rosemary Thurman * Nora Swinburne as Jean Caldicott * James Carew as Richard Baker * J. Fisher White as Father Anthony * William Pardue as Pabu * Julie Suedo as Lalla * Dawson Millward as Governor * Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ... as Wife References External links * 1926 films Films directed by Henry Edwards 1926 drama films British silent feature films Films based on British novels Films set in Sri L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Heather (play)
''The White Heather'' is an 1897 melodrama by playwrights Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. The climactic scene of the play portrays a fight between two underwater divers. Background The play debuted at Drury Lane on 16 September 1897, the first produced by new managing director Arthur Collins. Typical of Drury Lane shows of the period, the elaborate production ran for four hours, and included scenes set at the Stock Exchange, Battersea Park, Boulter's Lock, and the Devonshire House Ball of 1897.Liggera, Lanayre DThe Life of Robert Loraine: The Stage, the Sky, and George Bernard Shaw pp. 19-20 (2013)(2 October 1897)The New Drama at Old Drury (review) ''Punch'', pp. 155-56(19 September 1897)Review of London show '' New York Tribune'', p. 2, col. 1(27 April 1898)The Secrets of Stage Mechanism ''The Sketch'', p. 38 (photographs of stage machinery) It had an initial run of 91 performances until 15 December 1897 and returned for 43 more performances from 12 May to 25 June 1898 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eleventh Commandment (play)
''The Eleventh Commandment'' is a 1921 play by Brandon Fleming. It premiered at the Playhouse Theatre, Cardiff before transferring to the Royalty Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 32 performances between 16 January and 11 February 1922. The original West End cast included Henry Stoker, Edmund Breon, Dawson Millward and Viola Tree. Film adaptation In 1924 it was made into a British silent film of the same title directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Stewart Rome and Lillian Hall-Davis Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ....Goble p.748 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1870 Births
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
