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Edith (“Edy”) Craig, lesbian theater director and women’s suffrage activist, directed numerous plays and historical pageants, making significant contributions to the Little Theatre Movement in interwar Britain.
Edith Craig born in Hertfordshire in 1869 from a famous theatre family, daughter of the legendary stage star Ellen Terry and architect-designer Edward William Godwin. Edith became a well-known stage director, producer, costume designer and actress making her stage debut at the Royal Court Theatre in 1878, sophisticated upper-class lady in a handful of film roles first appearing as the 'Dresser ...
Edith Craig & Co. was established by Craig, producing theatre costumes and collaborating on productions with her mother and brother Edward. Craig felt strongly that 'no self-respecting woman could be other than a suffragist' and in 1911 set up the Pioneer Players, a theatre society producing plays on women's suffrage.
26 de ene. de 2017 · Frequently eclipsed in accounts of theatrical endeavour by her younger brother, Edward Gordon Craig, Edith Craig's contribution both to theatre and to the women's suffrage movement receives timely reappraisal in Katharine Cockin's meticulously researched and wide-ranging biography, released for the seventieth anniversary of Craig's death.
Documents written by Ellen Terry or Edith Craig Image (including reproductions or photographs of artwork as well as original artwork) Journal (eg. newspaper, periodical, magazine) Letter from Ellen Terry, Edith Craig or family member Letter to Ellen Terry, Edith Craig or family member Manuscript Miscellaneous (eg. menu, invitation, recipe)
"Edith Craig" published on by null. (1869–1947)English actress, designer, director, and political activist, daughter of Ellen Terry. Craig directed pageants for the Actresses' Franchise League and devised A Pageant of Great Women, a suffrage piece ...
Edith Craig (1869-1947) was a member of the Lyceum Theatre Company for many years, working with her mother and brother, Edward Gordon Craig, under the direction of Henry Irving. She designed and made costumes for many London productions, but in later years became engaged in stage management and play productions.
