
The Actress
Drama · Comedy
Overview
A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.
Top Cast


Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Rose Trelawny
Norma Shearer
Rose Trelawny


Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Tom Wrench
Owen Moore
Tom Wrench


Gwen Lee
Gwen Lee
Avonia
Gwen Lee
Avonia


Lee Moran
Lee Moran
Colpoys
Lee Moran
Colpoys


Roy D'Arcy
Roy D'Arcy
Gadd
Roy D'Arcy
Gadd


Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson
Mrs. Telfer
Virginia Pearson
Mrs. Telfer


William Humphrey
William Humphrey
Mr. Telfer
William Humphrey
Mr. Telfer


Effie Ellsler
Effie Ellsler
Mrs. Mossop
Effie Ellsler
Mrs. Mossop


Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Arthur Gower
Ralph Forbes
Arthur Gower


O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
O. P. Heggie
Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
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