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Dorothy Minto
Dorothy Minto (''née'' Scott) ( – 6 December 1957) was a prominent actress on the London stage between 1905 and the mid-1930s, notably appearing in the first runs of several plays written by George Bernard Shaw. She also featured in a small number of films between 1916 and 1936. While her early stage career concentrated on classical plays and serious new work, from 1912 onwards she devoted herself more to musicals and comedies. Early life Many references to Dorothy Minto state or imply that she was born in 1891 (for instance, her entry in ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 1925, gives her date of birth as 21 Feb 1891). This is based on the assumption that she was just 14 years old when playing Juliet in a 1905 production of Romeo and Juliet. However, she was (almost certainly) born in 1886 and raised as Dorothy Scott. She was very probably the daughter of Harriett Chambers of Edinburgh, a member of the publishing family that produced the Chambers Dictionary. Dorothy Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Guignol
''Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol'' (: "The Theatre of the Great Puppet")—known as the Grand Guignol–was a theatre in the Pigalle district of Paris (7, cité Chaptal). From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialised in naturalistic horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre (for instance Shakespeare's ''Titus Andronicus'', and Webster's ''The Duchess of Malfi'' and ''The White Devil''), to today's splatter films. Theatre ''Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol'' was founded in 1897 by Oscar Méténier, who planned it as a space for naturalist performance. With 293 seats, the venue was the smallest in Paris. A former chapel, the theatre's previous life was evident in the boxes – which looked like confessionals – and in the angels over the orchestra. Although the architecture created frustrating obstacles, the design that was initially a predicament ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raise The Roof (film)
''Raise the Roof'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Walter Summers and starring Betty Balfour, Maurice Evans, and Jack Raine. It was made at Elstree Studios Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios h ....Wood p.67 The film's sets were designed by the art director John Mead. Cast References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 films British musical films 1930 musical films 1930s English-language films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Walter Summers British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{UK-musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game Of Life (1922 Film)
''The Game of Life'' is a 1922 British silent historical film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Isobel Elsom, Lillian Hall-Davis and Dorothy Minto.Low p.371 It was made at Isleworth Studios. Cast * Isobel Elsom as Alice Fletcher * Lillian Hall-Davis as Rose Wallingford * Dorothy Minto as Betsy Rudd * Campbell Gullan as Edward Travers * Tom Reynolds as Jim Cobbles * James Lindsay as Reggie Walker * Allan Aynesworth as John * Hubert Carter as Marcus Benjamin * Wyndham Guise as Abel Fletcher * Frederick Lewis as Richard Wallington * C. Tilson-Chowne as Richard Travers * Mickey Brantford as Nipper * Mrs. Henry Lytton Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard English pronunciation: ) is a commonly used English honorific for women, usually for those who are married and who do not instead use another title (or rank), such as '' Doctor'', ''Prof ... as Queen of Hearts References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will (film)
''I Will'' is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Kenelm Foss and Hubert Herrick and starring Guy Newall, Ivy Duke and Dorothy Minto.Low p.146 In order to be able to marry a beautiful daughter of a socialist, a wealthy young aristocrat gains a job as a farmworker. Cast * Guy Newall as Lord Eustace Dorsingham * Ivy Duke as Ida Sturge * Dorothy Minto as Mrs. Giles * Cyril Raymond as Harris Giles * Ronald Power as Bart Sturge * Will Corrie as Kiffin * Wallace Bosco as Sherlock Blake * Percy Crawford as Boosey * Lyell Johnstone as Professor Biggs * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * '' Ar ... as Landlord References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Bit Of Fluff (1919 Film)
''A Little Bit of Fluff'' is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Kenelm Foss and Geoffrey H. Malins and starring Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Minto and Bertie Wright. The film is an adaptation of the popular stage farce of the same name by Walter W. Ellis. Ernest Thesiger reprised his stage success as Bertram Tully, as did Alfred Drayton (Dr. Bigland) and Stanley Lathbury (Nixon Trippet). The play was filmed again in 1928. The 1919 version was made at the Kew Bridge Studios in London. Cast * Ernest Thesiger as Bertram Tully * Dorothy Minto as Mamie Scott * Bertie Wright as John Ayers * Kitty Barlow as Pamela Ayers * James Lindsay as Aunt Agnes * Alfred Drayton Alfred Drayton (1 November 1881 – 26 April 1949) was a British stage and film actor. Drayton worked in a brewery when he was 18 but having a good deal of amateur dramatics experience decided to go on stage. His first appearance on stage was ''T ... as Dr. Bigland * Stanley Lathbury as Nixon Tippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time (1918 Film)
''Once Upon a Time'' is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Lauri de Frece, Manora Thew and Dorothy Minto. The screenplay concerns a love affair that develops between a comedian and a clown's daughter. Premise Over the years a love affair slowly develops between a comedian and a clown's daughter. Cast * Lauri de Frece as Sam Dunn * Manora Thew as Sally Drury * Dorothy Minto as Lottie Price * Nelson Keys as Harry Gwynne * Joan Legge as Mary Gwynne * A. E. Matthews as Guy Travers * Noel Fisher as Eustace Travers * Frederick Volpe as Mr. Goodheart * Charles Macdona as Dr. Brown * Adelaide Grace as Mrs. Gwynne * Jeff Barlow as Ned Drury * Kenelm Foss as Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ... Bibliography * Low, Rach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Kilpatrick
Florence Antoinette Kilpatrick (1888–1968) was a British author and playwright whose plays were made into films ''Virginia's Husband'' and ''The Hellcat.'' Career Kilpatrick adapted two of her novels into plays which, in turn, were made into films. Her novel ''Virginia's Husband'' was dramatised as a farcical comedy in 1926. Two versions of the film were produced in 1928 and 1934. ''Wildcat Hetty'' was also dramatised and performed as ''Wildcat Hetty'' and ''Hell Cat Hetty'' in 1927, starring Dorothy Minto.'' ''It was adapted to the film ''The Hellcat ''The Hellcat'' is a 1928 British silent romance film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Mabel Poulton, Eric Bransby Williams and John F. Hamilton. It was based on a play by Florence Kilpatrick and made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton ...''. The novel ''The Eldest Miss Grimmett'' was dramatised as ''Murder without Tears'' in 1938. Kilpatrick travelled to South America and Africa to gather material for her novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Chisholm Cushing
Catherine Chisholm Cushing (April 15, 1874 — October 19, 1952) was an American writer of songs, librettos, and plays, best known for her 1916 stage adaptation of Eleanor H. Porter's ''Pollyanna''. Early life Catherine Chisholm was born in Mount Perry, Ohio. She attended the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh."Mrs. C. C. Cushing, Author of Plays" ''New York Times'' (October 21, 1952): 29. via ProQuest Career Cushing started her literary career as an editor at '' Harper's Bazaar'', before finding success as a writer on Broadway. Her first show, ''The Real Thing'' (1911), was a comedy that ran for sixty performances and starred Henrietta Crosman and Minnie Dupree. This was followed by her ''Widow by Proxy'' (1913) with May Irwin, ''Kitty MacKay'' (1914), ''Sari'' (1914, book by Cushing and Eugene Percy Heath), ''Jerry'' (1914) starring Billie Burke, ''Pollyanna'' (1916, based on the book by Eleanor H. Porter), ''Glorianna'' (1918-1919, a musical based on Cushing's own ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McEvoy
Charles McEvoy (1879–1929) was a British playwright and stage director. He was originally a journalist before switching to creative writing in 1907, becoming known for his realism. His 1923 play ''The Likes of Her'' was adapted into a 1931 film '' Sally in Our Alley''. His brother was the artist Ambrose McEvoy. He died of cancer in 1929, aged 49. __NOTOC__ Selected works * ''David Ballard'' (1907) * ''The Village Wedding'' (1910) – premiered at McEvoy's theatre in his home village of Aldbourne, Wiltshire with an amateur cast; taken to Manchester but failed in London * '' All That Matters'' (1911, West End) * ''The Likes of Her ''The Likes of Her'' is a 1923 play by the British writer Charles McEvoy. It premiered at Battersea Town Hall on 30 January 1923. It enjoyed a West End run of 229 performances at St Martin's Theatre between 15 August 1923 and 1 March 1924. The ...'' (1923, West End); the 1931 film '' Sally in Our Alley'', starring Gracie Fields, is loosely based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-respondent
In English law, a co-respondent is, in general, a respondent to a petition, or other legal proceeding, along with another or others, or a person called upon to answer in some other way. 7.4.19 Divorce More particularly, since the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, in a petition for divorce on the ground of adultery, a co-respondent is a person charged with misconduct with the petitioner's spouse. , alleged parties to a spouse's adultery must be made co-respondents unless they are not named in the petition or the court directs otherwise. Thursday, 22 April 2021 In practice, naming such parties in a divorce petition is discouraged as it may become a barrier to reconciliation. Such parties are only commonly named if the petitioner is seeking costs In production, research, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something or deliver a service, and hence is not available for use anymore. In business, the cost may be one of acquisition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. Although ''The New York Times'' hailed him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century," he and his second wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault, had applied for and received American citizenship in 1873. Life and career Early life Boucicault was born Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot in Dublin, where he lived on Gardiner Street. His mother was Anne Darley, sister of the poet and mathematician George Darley. The Darleys were an important Anglo-Irish Dublin family influential in many fields and related to the Guinnesses by marriage. Anne was married to Samuel Smith Boursiquot, of Huguenot ancestry, but the ident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
