Stowell, Sheila. A Stage of Their Own. University of Michigan Press, 1992.
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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 play...
Women writers item
May 1909
Gertrude Jennings
's one-act suffrage play A Woman's Influence was performed at the Votes for Women Exhibition at the Prince's Skating Rink in Knightsbridge.
Gale, Maggie B. West End Women: Women and the London Stage, 1918-1962. Routledge, 1996.
117
From November 1914: The Actresses' Franchise League, led by Lena...
Building item
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.
Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press, 1990.
151-2
Early 1915: Lena Ashwell used her Actresses' Franchise...
Women writers item
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.
Hirshfield, Claire. “The Actresses’ Franchise League in Peace and War: 1913-1918”. New England Theatre Journal, Vol.
5
, 1994, pp. 35-49. 41-2
June 1925: The Independent Labour Party founded an Arts...
Writing climate item
June 1925
The Independent Labour Party
founded an Arts Guild
to promote socialist drama and performance.
Merkin, Ros. “The religion of socialism or a pleasant Sunday afternoon?: The ILP Arts Guild”. British Theatre between the Wars, 1918-1939, edited by Clive Barker and Maggie B. Gale, Cambridge University Press, 2000, pp. 162-89.
162, 165, 168, 174-5, 181
22 August 1934: Gertrude Jennings's popular family drama...
Women writers item
22 August 1934
Gertrude Jennings
's popular family drama Family Affairs opened at the Ambassadors Theatre
in London.
Gale, Maggie B. West End Women: Women and the London Stage, 1918-1962. Routledge, 1996.
219, 117-19
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