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Merely Mary Ann (play)
''Merely Mary Ann'' is an 1903 play by British author Israel Zangwill. It is based on his own work of the same name, written in 1893 and later included in ''The Grey Wig'' (1903). It has four acts and three settings. The story explores the changing relationship between the younger son of a baronet, who has forsaken inheritance for composing, and an orphaned country girl, now working in a cheap London lodging house. The play was produced by Liebler & Company, with staging by Charles Cartwright. It starred Eleanor Robson Belmont, Eleanor Robson, with Edwin Arden, Ada Dwyer Russell, Ada Dwyer and Laura Hope Crews. After a two-month opening tour, it premiered on Broadway during late December 1903 and ran continuously until May 1904. It was a popular success, and helped Liebler & Company recover the money they had lost on Zangwill's ''Children of the Ghetto (1899 play), Children of the Ghetto''.Tyler and Furnas, pp.167,168 Liebler & Company's ''Merely Mary Ann'' opened in London durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Robson Belmont
Eleanor Elise Robson Belmont (13 December 1879 – 24 October 1979) was an English actress and prominent public figure in the United States. George Bernard Shaw wrote ''Major Barbara'' for her, but contractual problems prevented her from playing the role. Mrs. Belmont was involved in the Metropolitan Opera Association as the first woman on the board of directors, and she founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Early life Eleanor Elise Robson was born on 13 December 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire. She was the daughter of Madge Carr Cook and Charles Robson. Her mother was an English-born American stage actress and as a young girl, Eleanor moved to the United States. Her father disappeared or deserted her mother in 1880, and her mother remarried to Augustus Cook in 1891. Cooke later sued her for annulment of their marriage. Career Her stage career began at age 17 in San Francisco and she worked in stock companies from Honolulu to Milwaukee. In 1899, she was a member of the summer stock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
