... In 1924, while ful filling an engagement at Pittsburgh, she met with an accident, which caused her retirement. She had a speaking voice of great beauty, and, whether in tragedy or high comedy, i excelled in all she did. OBITUARY ...

... she came to England in 1894, appearing as Eva Tudor in The Shop Girl at the Gaiety. In this play she had only one line to speak, shrewdly written for her by George Edwardes Watch for my wink. The audience indeed watched, and from that moment her remarkable ...

... consistently gave performances of solid worth, distinguished by imag ination, subtle humour and flexi bility of an admirable speaking voice. The profession may be truly said to have benefited by his gifts and his devoted services, not the least of which was ...

... and hold them still and hushed th; moment he stepped on ihe stage, by the power which flowed from him. He d d not have to speak he compelled attention A mere recital of the many parts he played means nothing to the present generation, except to prove ...

... for adapting English lyrics to ContincntaJ melodies and achieved much success with such songs as Under the Roofs of Paris, Speak to Me of Love, Love's Last Word is Spoken and Au Revoir. His ballads included Her Name is Mary, You're Mine, Shannon River ...

... was born in New York, the son of Osmond Tearle, a well-known actor-manager of the last century. His first appcarancc in a speaking part was at Burnley in 1893, as the little Duke of York in Richard III. At 15 he adopted the stage profes sionally, playing ...

... Newcastle for two years, then at Harrogatc with the White Rose Players for a further two years. In London her first small speaking part was in Lady Win- dermere's Fan, at the Haymarket. following an understudy engagement to Dulcie Gray in Dear Ruth. ...

... country through ihc assistance of her infant son's English nurse. She had a deep feeling for language, and soon learnt to speak English fluently, though not without an accent, which unfortunately pre vented her from continuing her stage career here. She ...

... Agamemnon story in terms of the American Civil War, in which i his creative imagination is at its height, rruking the tragedy speak for itself without symbohc aids. Ah. Wilderness (I933), is a delightful return to naturalistic comedy, and among his lest ...

... the Armitage and Back Co. On her retirement from the stage she became closely con nected with the Actors' Churcli Union, speaking at meetings all ovei the country and taking charge ol its wardrobe. In 1951 she was elec ted one of its Vice-Presidents. ...

... she made her first appearance at the New Airier- dam Theatre. New York, in 1904. walking on in The Two Orphans. Her first speaking part was as Ida Pipp in The Education of Mr Pipp al the Ma.ieic. Utica, in 1905. She had a long career on Broadway, her rdles ...

... show business. He was 85. Born in the theatre,' he was playing juvenile parts in melodrama at the age of 12. He took the speaking parts in Hamilton's Dioramas and Poole's Panoramas, sang in Roselli's Choir and acted in the Compton Comedy Company. Another ...