Anne Hartley Gilbert (October 21, 1821 – December 2, 1904) professionally billed as Mrs G. H. Gilbert was a British actress.
Mrs. Gilbert
She was born Anne Jane Hartley at Rochdale, Lancashire, England. At fifteen she was a pupil at the ballet school connected with Her Majesty's Theatre, in the Haymarket, conducted by Paul Taglioni, and became a dancer. Her first conspicuous appearance on stage was made as a dancer, in the Norwich theatrical circuit, England, in 1845. In 1846 she married George H. Gilbert (d. 1866), a performer in the theatre company of which she was a member. Together they filled many engagements in English theatres, moving to America in 1849.[1]
One of the most brilliant and decisive successes of her professional life was gained at the Broadway Theatre[2] where, on 5 August 1867, Mr and Mrs W. J. Florence presented Thomas William Robertson's comedy Caste, for the first time in America.[3] On leaving the Broadway she went to Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre on Twenty-fourth Street[4] with Robertson's comedy of Play. The cast included E. L. Davenport, George Holland, William Davidge, J. L. Polk, Agnes Ethel, and George Clarke. Mrs Gilbert played Mrs Kinpeck.[5] For many years she played opposite James Lewis as his "wife", or playing old women's parts, in which she had no equal.[1]
After Mr Daly's death in 1899 she came under Charles Frohman's management and later became a member of Annie Russell's company. On 24 October 1904, at the New Lyceum Theatre, Mrs Gilbert made her first appearance as a star, being then in the eighty-second year of her age, in a play, by Clyde Fitch, called Granny with a young Marie Doro in one of her earliest roles. Granny was announced as her farewell role and she read a special poem composed by Fitch at the end of each performance. Her final New York appearance occurred at the Lyceum on 12 November 1904. She acted for fifty-four years (after five years as a dancer), and she remained in active employment to the last. Mrs Gilbert was uniquely respected and popular, both with audiences and behind the footlights. She performed last on 1 December, three days after Granny opened in Chicago,[6] and died there on the following day from a brain haemorrhage.
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^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gilbert, Ann". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 7.
^The Broadway Theatre, located on Broadway near Broome St., operated under that name from 1864 until it was torn down in 1869. Brown, v.I, p. 523.
Brown, Thomas Allston, A History of the New York Stage from the Earliest Performances in 1732 to 1901, Vol. I, New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1903.
Brown, Thomas Allston, A History of the New York Stage from the Earliest Performances in 1732 to 1901, Vol. II, New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1903.
Gilbert, Anne Hartley, ed. by Charlotte M. Martin, The Stage Reminiscences of Mrs. Gilbert, New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1901.
Mantle, Burns, and Garrison P. Sherwood, eds., The Best Plays of 1899-1909, Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1944.
Winter, William (1913). The Wallet of Time. New York: Moffat, Yard and Company. pp. 198–214.
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April 14, 2024
anne, hartley, gilbert, gilbert, taylor, poet, people, similar, name, anne, gilbert, disambiguation, october, 1821, december, 1904, professionally, billed, gilbert, british, actress, gilbertshe, born, anne, jane, hartley, rochdale, lancashire, england, fifteen. For Mrs Ann Gilbert see Ann Taylor poet For the people of a similar name see Anne Gilbert disambiguation Anne Hartley Gilbert October 21 1821 December 2 1904 professionally billed as Mrs G H Gilbert was a British actress Mrs GilbertShe was born Anne Jane Hartley at Rochdale Lancashire England At fifteen she was a pupil at the ballet school connected with Her Majesty s Theatre in the Haymarket conducted by Paul Taglioni and became a dancer Her first conspicuous appearance on stage was made as a dancer in the Norwich theatrical circuit England in 1845 In 1846 she married George H Gilbert d 1866 a performer in the theatre company of which she was a member Together they filled many engagements in English theatres moving to America in 1849 1 Her first 15 years in America were spent in inland cities such as Chicago Cleveland and Cincinnati citation needed Mrs Gilbert s first success in a speaking part was in 1857 as Wichavenda in John Brougham s Po ca hon tas 1 One of the most brilliant and decisive successes of her professional life was gained at the Broadway Theatre 2 where on 5 August 1867 Mr and Mrs W J Florence presented Thomas William Robertson s comedy Caste for the first time in America 3 On leaving the Broadway she went to Daly s Fifth Avenue Theatre on Twenty fourth Street 4 with Robertson s comedy of Play The cast included E L Davenport George Holland William Davidge J L Polk Agnes Ethel and George Clarke Mrs Gilbert played Mrs Kinpeck 5 For many years she played opposite James Lewis as his wife or playing old women s parts in which she had no equal 1 After Mr Daly s death in 1899 she came under Charles Frohman s management and later became a member of Annie Russell s company On 24 October 1904 at the New Lyceum Theatre Mrs Gilbert made her first appearance as a star being then in the eighty second year of her age in a play by Clyde Fitch called Granny with a young Marie Doro in one of her earliest roles Granny was announced as her farewell role and she read a special poem composed by Fitch at the end of each performance Her final New York appearance occurred at the Lyceum on 12 November 1904 She acted for fifty four years after five years as a dancer and she remained in active employment to the last Mrs Gilbert was uniquely respected and popular both with audiences and behind the footlights She performed last on 1 December three days after Granny opened in Chicago 6 and died there on the following day from a brain haemorrhage References edit a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Gilbert Ann Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 7 The Broadway Theatre located on Broadway near Broome St operated under that name from 1864 until it was torn down in 1869 Brown v I p 523 Brown v I p 518 On the site of the subsequent Madison Square Theatre Brown v II pp 404 405 Mantle and Sherwood p 471 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help Bibliography editBrown Thomas Allston A History of the New York Stage from the Earliest Performances in 1732 to 1901 Vol I New York Dodd Mead amp Co 1903 Brown Thomas Allston A History of the New York Stage from the Earliest Performances in 1732 to 1901 Vol II New York Dodd Mead amp Co 1903 Gilbert Anne Hartley ed by Charlotte M Martin The Stage Reminiscences of Mrs Gilbert New York C Scribner s Sons 1901 Mantle Burns and Garrison P Sherwood eds The Best Plays of 1899 1909 Philadelphia The Blakiston Company 1944 Winter William 1913 The Wallet of Time New York Moffat Yard and Company pp 198 214 External links edit nbsp Media related to Anne Hartley Gilbert at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne Hartley Gilbert amp oldid 1216385279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
