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Beatrice Terry photograph collection, circa 1885-1940s
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Terry, Beatrice, 1890-1970
- Title
- Beatrice Terry photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1885-1940s (inclusive)18801949
- Quantity
- 56 photographic prints (2 boxes) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH1094
- Summary
- Photographs of theatrical performers collected by actress Beatrice Terry
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Beatrice Terry (1890-1970) was a member of an illustrious British acting family. Her aunt was the famous Ellen Terry. Much of Beatrice Terry's career took place in the United States, where she was an original member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre in New York. Terry also acted with such actresses as Ethel Barrymore and Laurette Taylor. Beatrice Terry married Geoffrey Marks and lived in the Seattle area until her death.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of plays and performers inscribed to actress Beatrice Terry. Several of the photographs show Beatrice Terry and Eva Le Gallienne in productions at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
No information about the donor is known; however, it is probable that these photographs were originally given to the UW Drama Library by Beatrice Terry or her family, and at some point were transferred to Special Collections. The photograph collection was not part of the collection of Beatrice Terry's personal papers.
Processing Note
Processed by Elizabeth Russell and Heather Robbins; processing completed in 2012.
Related Materials
The Beatrice Terry Papers, Acc. 3976-001 and 3976-002, contain correspondence and other material related to the British and American theatre world in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Beatrice TerryReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1a-d | circa 1910 | |
1/1 | 2 |
Beatrice Terry costumed as Marguerite
in
Faust Written on verso: B. Terry as Marguerite - Faust - Australia
1912-1913.
|
circa 1912 |
1/1 | 3 |
Beatrice Terry Nickolas Muray, New
York (photographer)
Beatrice Terry appeared in
Children of the Moonin 1923 at
Comedy Theatre in New York.Written on verso:
Children of the Moon.
|
circa 1923 |
1/1 | 4 |
Beatrice Terry White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Beatrice Terry appeared in
Children of the Moonin 1923 at
Comedy Theatre in New York.Written on verso:
Children of the Moon.
|
circa 1923 |
1/1 | 5a-b |
Beatrice Terry costumed for part in
The Mistress of the Inn White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Beatrice Terry appeared in this play at the Civic Repertory
Theater in December of 1926 through January of 1927.
|
circa 1926 |
1/2 | 6a-b |
Beatrice Terry costumed as Olivia in
Twelfth Night White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Beatrice Terry appeared in this play at the Civic Repertory
Theater in December of 1926 through January of 1927.
|
circa 1926 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/1 | 7 |
Beatrice Terry White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Beatrice Terry appeared in the play
Carry Onin 1928.Written on verso:
Carry On[illeg.]. Beatrice Terry.
|
circa 1928 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/2 | 8a-b |
Beatrice Terry photographed for play
Hay Fever Written on verso of item 8a: Beatrice Terry - Hay Fever
[illegible] w/ Laurette Taylor.Written on verso of item 8b: Beatrice Terry with His Majesty's
Theatre Players in Noel Coward's London comedy hit "Hay Fever."
|
circa 1920s |
1/2 | 9 |
Beatrice Terry wearing cloche hat and
furs John Haley, Hartford,
Conn. (photographer)
|
circa 1920s |
1/2 | 10 |
Beatrice Terry John Haley, Hartford,
Conn. (photographer)
|
circa 1920s |
Portraits of PerformersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Hardie Albright |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 11 |
Hardie Albright costumed as
Hamlet I. L. Rose,
Hollywood (photographer)
Written on photo: For dear Beatrice and Jeff. Hardie.
1933.
|
circa 1933 |
1/3 | 12 |
Hardie Albright with his wire-haired
fox terrier named Punch Drunk Punch Drunk was entered in the 1934 Miami-Biltmore Kennel
Club dog show.Written on verso: Hardie Albright w/ Champion Punch-drunk
whose Dam was Beatrice Terry's Lady Jane [illegible].
|
circa 1930s |
1/3 | 13 |
Hardie Albright on film
set Autkey (photographer)
|
circa 1930s |
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/1 | 14 | Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore and Beatrice Terry appeared together in
The School for Scandal.Written on photo: With my love to Beatrice. Ethel.
|
circa 1931 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/3 | 15 |
Cicely Druce White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Written on mount: Love best wishes from your Aunt Cicely.Written on verso: Cicely Druce wife Herbert Druce.
|
circa 1910s |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/1 | 16 |
Actress, probably Mrs. Gladys Wallis
Insull, costumed as Lady Teazle for charity performance of
The School for Scandal Role mistakenly identified on verso as Mrs. Malaprop.Written on photo: Affection to dear Beatrice Terry - Gladys
Wallis Insull.
Mrs. Gladys Wallis Insull was married to utility tycoon Samuel
Insull, who was one of the founders of Edison General Electric. Mrs. Insull
appeared in this production of
The School for Scandalin 1925, as
part of a charity fundraising endeavor. Her performance and subsequent reviews
are said to have been one of the inspirations for the character Susan Alexander
in the film
Citizen Kane.
|
1925 |
2/1 | 17 |
Eva Le Gallienne costumed as Marguerite
in
Camille White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Eva Le Gallienne played Marguerite in a 1931 production of
Camilleat the Civic Repertory
Theatre.Written on photo: To my very dear Terry - with much love -
E.L.G. as "Marguerite." 25-xii-'32.
|
1931 |
Fred Niblo |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 18 | Fred Niblo posed seated on arm of
chair Lafayette,
Melbourne (photographer)
Written on photo: To Miss Terry - with sincere admiration
& best wishes. Fred Niblo. Sydney. June 18th, 1913.
|
circa 1913 |
1/3 | 19 |
Fred Niblo holding telephone to his
ear Rudolph Buchner (photographer)
Written on photo: Very Cordially, Fred Niblo. 1913.
|
circa 1913 |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 20 |
Ellen Terry photographed as Marguerite
from
Faust Window and Grove,
London (photographer)
"Minny" in the inscription may refer to Marion Terry.Written on mount: Minny - Best love from Nell.
|
circa 1885 |
Marion Terry |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 21 |
Marion Terry with G.
Alexander Barraud,
London (photographer)
Photograph is on page torn out of publication titled "The
Theatre" from January 1891 published by Eglington & Co.
|
circa 1891 |
1/3 | 22 |
Marion Terry with John Mason in
The Idler A. Ellis,
London (photographer)
Photograph is on page torn out of publication titled "The
Theatre" from January 1891 published by Eglington & Co.
|
circa 1891 |
1/3 | 23 |
Marion Terry Norman May & Co. Ltd (photographer)
Written on photo: With my best love dear Beatrice from
Marion.
|
circa 1890s |
Madge Titheradge |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 24 |
Madge Titheradge J. P. Bamber,
Blackpool (photographer)
Written on photo: Darling Beette with my love. Madge.
1915.
|
circa 1915 |
1/4 | 25 |
Madge Titheradge Written on photo: Darling Beette from Madge.
|
circa 1915 |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 26 |
Man and woman seated
outdoors Written on verso: Dame May Whitty, Ben Webster.This is probably incorrect as timeline does not match up.
|
circa 1890s |
1/4 | 27 |
Woman with crochet work Written on verso: Dame May Whitty.This is probably incorrect as timeline does not match up.Probably same woman from item 26.
|
circa 1910s |
Scenes from PlaysReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 28 | circa 1938 | |
The Command Performance This comedy was performed in New York at the Klaw Theatre in
October 1928.
|
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 29 |
Beatrice Terry seated at desk in
scene Vandamm, New
York (photographer)
|
1928 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/2 | 30a-b |
Beatrice Terry and Jessie Royce
Landis in scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1928 |
2/2 | 31a-b |
Beatrice Terry in scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1928 |
2/2 | 32 |
Three performers, including Beatrice
Terry and Ian Keith, in scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1928 |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 33 |
Josephine Hutchinson in scene from
Dear Janeat the Civic Repertory
Theatre White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Autograph on photo.
|
1932 |
Cradle Songat the Civic Repertory
Theatre, New York Production was on stage between January and March 1927.
|
|||
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/3 | 34 |
Eva Le Gallienne as "Sister Joanna of
the Cross" White Studio, New
York (photographer)
Written on photo: To dear Beatrice Terry - with appreciation
good wishes always - Eva Le Gallienne as "Sister Joanna of the Cross,"
1927.
|
1927 |
2/3 | 35 |
Cast costumed as nuns in scene from
the play White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1927 |
2/3 | 36 |
Beatrice Terry and Eva Le Gallienne
in a scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1927 |
Hamlet |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 37 | undated | |
1/4 | 38 | undated | |
Saturday Night The play was performed in 1926 at the Civic Repertory Theatre
in New York.
|
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 39 |
Beatrice Terry with two actors in a
scene from the play White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
1/5 | 40 |
Beatrice Terry with another actor,
possibly Allan Birmingham White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/4 | 41 |
Eva Le Gallienne and Sayre Crawley in
a scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/4 | 42 |
Beatrice Terry as Lady Sneerwell in
The School for Scandal White Studio, New
York (photographer)
This production of the play was at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
in November 1931.Written on verso: Ethel Barrymore production. Played part for
[illeg.] weeks.
|
1931 |
The Three Sistersat the Civic
Repertory Theatre, New York Beatrice Terry played Olga in this production.
|
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 43 |
Beatrice Terry and another actress in
a scene White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
1/5 | 44 | Four performers in a scene, with
Beatrice Terry third from left White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
1/5 | 45 |
Ensemble cast in a scene, with
Beatrice Terry at right White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/4 | 46 |
Scene from the play White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
2/4 | 47 |
Three actresses, including Beatrice
Terry and Eva Le Gallienne, in a scene from the play White Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
1926 |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 48 |
Beatrice Terry and Molly Pearson in
scene from unidentified play, possiblyThe Royal
Family Written on verso: Beatrice Terry Mollie Pearson in
[illlegible].
|
circa 1930s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--United States--Photographs
- Actresses--Great Britain--Photographs
- Actresses--United States--Photographs
- Theater--United States
Personal Names
- Albright, Hardie, 1903-1975--Photographs
- Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959--Photographs
- Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991--Photographs
- Terry, Beatrice, 1890-1970--Photographs
- Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928--Photographs
- Terry, Marion, 1856-1930--Photographs
- Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Civic Repertory Theatre (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)