Edith Craig

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Standard Name: Craig, Edith
Birth Name: Ailsa Edith Geraldine Craig
Nickname: Edy
Self-constructed Name: Ailsa 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 contributed to a revised edition of her mother Ellen Terry 's memoirs. She also wrote one unpublished play for children. Her unpublished papers—correspondence, prompt books, and playbills—document her significant contribution to feminist theatre history.

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Connections Author name Sort descending Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Christopher St John
CSJ 's life was changed when Edith Craig died (after almost fifty years together) at Priest's House, the home they had shared with Tony Atwood.
Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell.
181, 229
Glendinning, Victoria. Vita. Penguin.
349
Holledge, Julie. Innocent Flowers: Women in the Edwardian Theatre. Virago.
153
Textual Production Christopher St John
CSJ gave her love journal, The Golden Book, to Edith Craig ; it depicted some of her more intimate feelings for Craig.
Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell.
24, 71
Textual Production Christopher St John
CSJ wrote a biographical introduction to Edy: Recollections of Edith Craig, edited by Eleanor Adlard .
The University of Alberta Library copy contains a handwritten note from CSJ that reads: To Christopher Wood In...
Cultural formation Christopher St John
At some point after CSJ met her long-time partner Edith Craig , she converted from her family's Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism .
Auerbach, Nina. Ellen Terry: Player in Her Time. W.W. Norton.
389
Glendinning, Victoria. Vita. Penguin.
250
Cultural formation Christopher St John
She had since childhood, apparently, believed that she ought have been male because of her love for women. According to Ellen Terry's biographer Nina Auerbach : Many lesbians of that period gave themselves men's names...
Friends, Associates Christopher St John
Christabel Marshall (later CSJ ) met the actress Ellen Terry and her daughter Edith Craig ; they soon became intimate friends.
Auerbach, Nina. Ellen Terry: Player in Her Time. W.W. Norton.
480
Residence Christopher St John
After leaving 7 Smith Square, CSJ and Edith Craig moved to Adelphi Terrace House.
Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell.
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