Born in Coventry. From an acting family her stage career started at age 8. When 17 she retired from the stage to marry artist G.F. Watts, 30 years her senior. Her desire for the stage was greater than that for her husband and they separated after less than a year. She disappeared and her father misidentified a body recovered from the Thames as hers. She resurfaced to reveal that she was, aged 20, having a happy affair with the architect-designer Edward W. Godwin, which produced two children. She went on to have two more marriages, each to actors (Irving and an American 30 years her junior), but her greatest partnership was professional, with the actor/manager Henry Irving. Died at her home in Kent, Smallhythe, which is now a museum. John Gielgud was her great-nephew.
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Ellen Terry
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Queen's Theatre - Long Acre
Queen's Theatre The old Queen's Theatre occupied this site for just eleven y...
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Arthur Bourchier
Actor and theatre manager. Born in Speen, Berkshire. Made his first stage appearance in 1889, although his performances were met with less than critical acclaim. W. S. Gilbert said of his rendition...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Theatre, South Africa
Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre
1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society of West End Theatre. 1994 Renamed Society of London Theatre.
Mrs Patrick Campbell
Actress. Born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Forest House, Kensington. Her stage name was derived from her marriage to Patrick Campbell in 1890. She made her theatrical debut in 1888 and achieved fame i...
Patty Astley
Wife of Philip; see there for more info. We cannot be certain that the image represents Patty.
Kevin Spacey
Actor and director. Born New Jersey. Artistic director of the Old Vic theatre since 2003.
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L.S. and B.S.
A couple married in 1856 and still so happy 25 years later, that they erect a water trough to advertise the fact, anonymously. Ahhh.
Mission Building - WW1 plaque
E14, Commercial Road, 747, The Mission Building
We can't find any information about that damaged-looking grey shape at the top of the plaque. Any ideas? 2024: Julie kindly sent us a li...
Royal Mail
Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post box gold for each British Gold medal, Olympic and Paralympic. In the event this meant that over 100 boxes turned colour...
ATC 296 (Stoke Newington) WW2
N16, Lavell Street
At the War Memorials Register we learn that, since we visited, laminated signs have been attached to the cages around the 13 trees, givin...
15 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
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