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Performance of text | Cicely Hamilton | Jack and Jill and a Friend, CH
's comic drama about the difficulties of being a woman writer, was performed by the Pioneer Players
at the Kingsway Theatre
in London, directed by Edith Craig
. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. 221 Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press. 124-5 |
Performance of text | Cicely Hamilton | Later that year it toured provincial suffrage societies for the Actresses' Franchise League
, under the direction of Edith Craig
. It eventually became a staple piece for Craig's Pioneer Players
. |
Reception | Cicely Hamilton | The pageant moved into the twenty-first century with a production by Anna Birch
on 7 May 2011 at the conference that celebrated the Pioneer Players
at the University of Hull
. Berney, Jane, editor. Women’s History Network Newsletter. http://http://womenshistorynetwork.org/enews.html. May 2011 |
Occupation | Edith Craig | EC
founded the Pioneer Players
, a women's theatre company comprised of amateurs and professionals, as a result of her work on Cicely Hamilton
's A Pageant of Great Women. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. 108-9 |
Occupation | Edith Craig | At the Ninth Annual General Meeting of The Pioneer Players
(founded by EC
), members voted to dissolve the society because of financial problems and lack of support. Melville, Joy. Ellen and Edy. Pandora. 232 Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. 224 |
Occupation | Edith Craig | EC
's Pioneer Players
company was revived to perform Susan Glaspell
's The Verge at London's Regent Theatre
. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. 225 |
Author summary | Edith Craig | EC
was primarily a theatre practitioner, known chiefly for her Pioneer Players
, the women's theatre company she founded in 1911. Her literary output was scant. She published a handful of articles on stagecraft, and... |
Occupation | Edith Craig | In May 2011 a conference was held at the University of Hull
to mark the centenary of the Pioneer Players
. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. |
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