Edith Craig (1869-1947): Maverick Stage Pioneer

• Authors: Seán Moran

Title variants

FR

Edith Craig (1869-1947): une pionnière de la scène

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Even a quick look at the life and career of Edith “Edy” Craig (1869-1947) should raise questions as to why she has been denied the recognition granted to her mother and brother, the acclaimed actress Ellen Terry and the scenic designer and theorist Edward Gordon Craig. Despite this ‘handicap’ of birth, she determined to make her own way and not to rely on the potential for nepotism such eminent relations would have permitted. This she did with a skill and passion that earned her, if not her proper place in theatre history, at least the respect of many of her contemporaries. In the light of recent research which goes some way to compensate for the previous neglect, this essay provides a necessarily brief overview of her life and early career, including her work with The Pioneer Players, an independent theatre group she founded in 1911.

FR

Même un regard rapide sur la vie et la carrière d’Edith « Edy » Craig (1869-1947) devrait soulever la question pourquoi on lui a refusé la reconnaissance qu’ont reçue sa mère et son frère – l’actrice acclamée Ellen Terry et le décorateur scénique et théoricien Edward Gordon Craig. En dépit de cet « handicap » de naissance, elle était déterminée de suivre son propre chemin et de ne pas compter sur le népotisme potentiel qu’auraient permis ces relations éminentes. Et c’est ce qu’elle a fait, avec compétence et passion, qui lui ont gagné, sinon une place dans l’histoire du théâtre, au moins du respect de la part de plusieurs de ses contemporains. A la lumière des recherches récentes, qui compensent le manque d’attention précédent, le présent essai montre, de façon sommaire, sa vie et les débuts de sa carrière, y compris son travail avec The Pioneer Players, un groupe de théâtre indépendant qu’elle a fondé en 1911.

Keywords

EN

Ellen Terry; Edith Craig; suffrage; Pioneer Players; theatre

FR

Ellen Terry; Edith Craig; suffrage; Pioneer Players; théâtre

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Beyond Philology: An International Journal of Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Language Teaching
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 157-180

Contributors

author

Seán Moran

• Uniwersytet Gdański, Poland

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Identifiers

ISSN

1732-1220