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'''Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis''' (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) (October 28 1872 – November 28 1957) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
'''Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis''' (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) (October 28 1872 – November 28 1957) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
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The daughter of actors [[Arthur Lewis (actor)|Arthur Lewis]] and [[Kate Terry]], she was the niece of the actors George, Charles, [[Fred Terry|Fred]], [[Marion Terry|Marion]], Florence and [[Ellen Terry]]. Her older sister, Kate Lewis, was the mother of [[John Gielgud]] and [[Val Gielgud]].<ref name=IMDB>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856102/] Terry-Lewis on the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> In 1897 she played Bianca in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' for the [[Oxford University Dramatic Society]] at [[Oxford]].<ref>[http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142104/photograph-cabinet-photograph-guy-little-theatrical-photograph/] Photograph of Terry-Lewis in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' in 1897 - [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Collection</ref> Terry-Lewis made her London stage debut as Lucy Lorimer in [[Sydney Grundy]]'s ''A Pair of Spectacles'' at the [[Garrick Theatre]] in 1889. |
The daughter of actors [[Arthur Lewis (actor)|Arthur Lewis]] and [[Kate Terry]], she was the niece of the actors George, Charles, [[Fred Terry|Fred]], [[Marion Terry|Marion]], Florence and [[Ellen Terry]]. Her older sister, Kate Terry Lewis (1868 - 1958), was the mother of [[John Gielgud]] and [[Val Gielgud]].<ref name=IMDB>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856102/] Terry-Lewis on the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> In 1897 she played Bianca in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' for the [[Oxford University Dramatic Society]] at [[Oxford]].<ref>[http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142104/photograph-cabinet-photograph-guy-little-theatrical-photograph/] Photograph of Terry-Lewis in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' in 1897 - [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Collection</ref> Terry-Lewis made her London stage debut as Lucy Lorimer in [[Sydney Grundy]]'s ''A Pair of Spectacles'' at the [[Garrick Theatre]] in 1889. |
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In 1923 she toured America with [[Cyril Maude]] and [[Lydia Bilbrook]] in ''If Winter Comes'', playing at [[Chicago]] in April and [[New York]] in the autumn,<ref>"Dramatis Personae", ''[[The Observer]]'', 25 February 1923, p. 11</ref> while 1926 saw her in ''[[The Constant Wife]]'' at the [[Ohio Theatre (Loudonville)|Ohio Theatre]] in [[Loudonville, Ohio]] with [[C. Aubrey Smith]] and [[Ethel Barrymore]] playing the title role. It ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] for 295 performances. In 1935 she appeared in ''The Distinguished Gathering'' at [[St. Martin's Theatre]] in London; whle in 1938 she appeared in an adaptation of [[Baroness Orczy]]'s ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' at the [[Embassy Theatre]]. Her film appearances include ''Love Maggy'' (1921), ''[[Shirley_(novel)#Adaptations|Shirley]]'' (1922), ''Caste'' (1930), ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1934), ''[[The Third Clue]]'' (1934), ''[[Dishonour Bright]]'' (1936), ''[[Jamaica Inn (film)|Jamaica Inn]]'' (1939), ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' (1943) and ''[[They Came to a City]]'' (1945).<ref name=IMDB/> |
In 1923 she toured America with [[Cyril Maude]] and [[Lydia Bilbrook]] in ''If Winter Comes'', playing at [[Chicago]] in April and [[New York]] in the autumn,<ref>"Dramatis Personae", ''[[The Observer]]'', 25 February 1923, p. 11</ref> while 1926 saw her in ''[[The Constant Wife]]'' at the [[Ohio Theatre (Loudonville)|Ohio Theatre]] in [[Loudonville, Ohio]] with [[C. Aubrey Smith]] and [[Ethel Barrymore]] playing the title role. It ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] for 295 performances. In 1935 she appeared in ''The Distinguished Gathering'' at [[St. Martin's Theatre]] in London; whle in 1938 she appeared in an adaptation of [[Baroness Orczy]]'s ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' at the [[Embassy Theatre]]. Her film appearances include ''Love Maggy'' (1921), ''[[Shirley_(novel)#Adaptations|Shirley]]'' (1922), ''Caste'' (1930), ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1934), ''[[The Third Clue]]'' (1934), ''[[Dishonour Bright]]'' (1936), ''[[Jamaica Inn (film)|Jamaica Inn]]'' (1939), ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' (1943) and ''[[They Came to a City]]'' (1945).<ref name=IMDB/> |
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Revision as of 11:35, 8 February 2011
Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) (October 28 1872 – November 28 1957) was a British actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The daughter of actors Arthur Lewis and Kate Terry, she was the niece of the actors George, Charles, Fred, Marion, Florence and Ellen Terry. Her older sister, Kate Terry Lewis (1868 - 1958), was the mother of John Gielgud and Val Gielgud.[1] In 1897 she played Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew for the Oxford University Dramatic Society at Oxford.[2] Terry-Lewis made her London stage debut as Lucy Lorimer in Sydney Grundy's A Pair of Spectacles at the Garrick Theatre in 1889.
In 1923 she toured America with Cyril Maude and Lydia Bilbrook in If Winter Comes, playing at Chicago in April and New York in the autumn,[3] while 1926 saw her in The Constant Wife at the Ohio Theatre in Loudonville, Ohio with C. Aubrey Smith and Ethel Barrymore playing the title role. It ran on Broadway for 295 performances. In 1935 she appeared in The Distinguished Gathering at St. Martin's Theatre in London; whle in 1938 she appeared in an adaptation of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Embassy Theatre. Her film appearances include Love Maggy (1921), Shirley (1922), Caste (1930), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), The Third Clue (1934), Dishonour Bright (1936), Jamaica Inn (1939), The Adventures of Tartu (1943) and They Came to a City (1945).[1]
She married Captain Ralph C. Batley. Mabel Terry-Lewis died in London in 1957 aged 85 years.
References
- ^ a b [1] Terry-Lewis on the Internet Movie Database
- ^ [2] Photograph of Terry-Lewis in The Taming of the Shrew in 1897 - Victoria and Albert Museum Collection
- ^ "Dramatis Personae", The Observer, 25 February 1923, p. 11