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Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (née Edith Godwin; 9 December 1869 – 27 March 1947), known as Edy Craig, was a prolific theatre director, producer, costume designer and early pioneer of the women's suffrage movement in England.
17 de ago. de 2020 · Actor, producer and designer, Edith Craig (1869-1947) was a suffragette and socialist, and later director of the feminist Pioneer Players for almost 15 years from 1911. Her partner, Christopher St John (1871-1960), born Christabel Marshall, was a feminist playwright, suffragette, and author.
As one of the principal directors of women’s sufrage drama and founder of the Pioneer Players, Edith Craig (1869–1947) was at the centre of this engine for change.3 She emphasised her preference for working freely with many organizations including both the AFL and the Pioneer Players.
This new biography explores the extraordinary life of Edith Craig (1869-1947), her prolific work in the theatre and her political endeavours for women's suffrage and socialism. At London's...
Overview. Edith Craig. (1869—1947) theatre director and costumier. Quick Reference. (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 ...
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.
Article. 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.
