John Handford (J.H) Ryley

J. H. Ryley died; he was living at a different address from MLR , and his obituary referred to him not as her husband but only as a beloved father.

Madeline Bradley most likely met her husband, the English actor and singer John Handford Ryley , in 1878 when she was touring with Carte's Comedy Opera Company (now the D'Oyly Carte) and performing in a...

Although the fact was kept private, Madeleine and J. H. Ryley separated towards the end of his life.

MLR started to gain writing experience while she was still acting, in the USA as well as in Britain. Along with writing short stories and sketches for magazines, she also did uncredited hack work for the...

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.

Between 27 February and 11 March 1893 MLR 's comic opera The Basoche was produced by the Duff Opera Company at the Casino Theatre in New York. It is an adaptation of La Basoche...

In 1906, a year before returning to England for good, MLR and J. H. Ryley took a trip around the world. Apart from New York (their recent home), they made stops in San Francisco,...