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Florence Terry
The Terry family was a British theatrical dynasty of the late 19th century and beyond. The family includes not only those members with the surname Terry, but also Neilsons, Craigs and Gielguds, to whom the Terrys were linked by marriage or blood ties. The dynasty was founded by the actor Benjamin Terry and his wife, Sarah. The first member of the family to achieve national prominence was their eldest surviving daughter, Kate Terry, Kate. Her younger sister Ellen Terry, Ellen achieved international fame, in partnership with Henry Irving. Ellen Terry was seen as the greatest star of the family for many decades, but her great-nephew John Gielgud became at least as celebrated from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century. Among those of the family who did not become actors, Edward Gordon Craig, Gordon Craig, Ellen's son, was an internationally-known theatre designer and director. Members of the family who were professionally associated with the theatre, as performers, designers or ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Terry-Lewis
Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) ( 28 October 1872 – 28 November 1957) was an English actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the 19th and 20th centuries. After a successful career in her twenties and thirties she married and retired from the stage in 1904. Her husband died in 1917 and she returned to the theatre in 1920, continuing to act on stage and in films until the late 1940s. Among her celebrated roles was Lady Bracknell in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', which she played opposite her nephew John Gielgud in 1930. Life and career Early years Mabel Terry-Lewis was born in London, the youngest of the five children, four daughters, and one son, of Arthur James Lewis (1824–1901) and his wife, Kate (née) Terry. Lewis was a prosperous businessman, co-owner of the haberdashery firm of Lewis and Allenby, and an amateur painter, illustrator and musician. Before their marriage, Kate Terry had been a well-known actress; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Halliday (journalist)
Andrew Halliday (born Andrew Halliday Duff; 183010 April 1877) was a Scottish journalist and dramatist. Biography Andrew Halliday Duff was born at the Grange, Marnoch (near Huntly), Banffshire, early in 1830, was son of the Rev. William Duff, M.A., minister, of Grange, Banffshire, 1821–44, who died 23 September 1844, aged 53, by his wife Mary Steinson. Andrew was educated at the Marischal College and the University of Aberdeen. On coming to London in 1849 he was for some time connected with the '' Morning Chronicle'', the ''Leader'', the '' People's Journal'', and other periodicals. He soon became known as a writer, and discarded the name of Duff. In 1851 he wrote the article ''Beggars'' in Henry Mayhew's '' London Labour and the London Poor''. His work having attracted the notice of Thackeray, he was invited to write for the ''Cornhill Magazine'', and was a constant contributor to ''All the Year Round''. To the latter periodical he furnished a series of essays from 1861 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
