Gertrude Forbes-Robertson

Standard Name: Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Madeleine (Roberts) Tearle , MLR 's niece, was a West End actress who used the stage name Jane Comfort.
Engle, Sherry D. New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Palgrave MacMilan, 2007.
92
Tearle began her acting career with the help of her aunt MLR after she...
Occupation Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Along with acting, MLR continued to work as a producer. On 15 March 1920 her production of Come out of the Kitchen! by Alice Duer Miller opened at the Strand Theatre . This domestic comedy...
politics Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Towards the end of her career, MLR became involved with the Actresses' Franchise League ,
Engle, Sherry D. New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Palgrave MacMilan, 2007.
90
which based itself on a bond of union between all women in the Theatrical profession who are in sympathy...
Textual Production Madeleine Lucette Ryley
The play starred Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Gertrude Elliott . MLR's husband, J. H. Ryley , also played a minor role as a parishioner. The production had thirty-two performances.
Engle, Sherry D. New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920. Palgrave MacMilan, 2007.
85-7, 97
Wealth and Poverty Madeleine Lucette Ryley
MLR left bequests of a thousand pounds each to her surviving sister and her niece Madeleine (Roberts) Tearle , along with 500 pounds to her housekeeper with a life annuity of 104 pounds. She also...

Timeline

10 December 1908: The inaugural meeting of the Actresses' Franchise...

National or international item

10 December 1908

The inaugural meeting of the Actresses' Franchise League was held at the Criterion Restaurant in London.
Stowell, Sheila. A Stage of Their Own. University of Michigan Press, 1992.
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John, Angela V. Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life, 1862-1952. Routledge, 1995.
148
Hayman, Carole, and Dale Spender, editors. How the Vote Was Won: and Other Suffragette Plays. Methuen, 1985.
10-11
Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell, 1998.
87
Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press, 1990.
77-8
Theatre historian Sheila Stowell notes that the League arose from recognising the propaganda...

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