Gertrude Jennings
Standard Name: Jennings, Gertrude
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Inez Bensusan | These plays, written by amateur and professional writers, were made available for performance at public events in support of women's suffrage. Bensusan encouraged writers to produce plays dealing with a range of women's issues such... |
| Occupation | Dodie Smith | DS
secured a few unremarkable acting jobs, many of them on tour, and one of them at the recently launched Everyman Theatre
in Hampstead. She was especially pleased to be invited on tour with... |
Timeline
May 1909
Gertrude Jennings
's one-act suffrage playA Woman's Influence was performed at the Votes for Women Exhibition at the Prince's Skating Rink in Knightsbridge.
From November 1914
The Actresses' Franchise League
, led by Lena Ashwell
, organised entertainment for troops, first at English army bases and later in France; these eventually became known as Concerts at the Front.
Early 1915
Lena Ashwell
used her Actresses' Franchise League
connections to recruit the popular farce writer, Gertrude Jennings
, to write plays for Concerts at the Front.
June 1925
The Independent Labour Party
founded an Arts Guild
to promote socialist drama and performance.
22 August 1934
Gertrude Jennings
's popular family dramaFamily Affairs opened at the Ambassadors Theatre
in London.