gracegeorge

Grace George (1879–1961) was a well known actress, director, producer and writer. She both produced and starred in Major Barbara, by George Bernard Shaw, which had it's U.S. premier at the Playhouse Theatre on Broadway on December 9, 1915.

Grace George (real name: Grace Dougherty) married producer William A. Brady (1863–1950) in 1899, and was stepmother to his daughter, Alice Brady (1892–1939), (real name: Mary Rose Brady). A son William Brady Jr. (1900–1935) was born in 1900. [1] [2] [3] [4]
 
There is also a photograph in the LOC Collection on Flickr of Grace George dressed in her role as Mrs. Cynthia Karslake in The New York Idea. The play opened September 28, 1915, at the Playhouse Theatre and was played in repertory with Major Barbara.

                                       
 

This is fantastic. I love getting to see these peeks into the past!

Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for the additional info on Grace George. We will add to the record.

NYT pictorial section of Jan 2, 1916, page 11 had another picture of her in Major Barbara costume. memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/np_item.pl?collection=sgproto&... or memory.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpnyt/1916/191601/19160102/00...

"Grace George (December 25, 1879 – May 19, 1961) was a Broadway stage actress." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_George See also: The sun., October 17, 1915, FOURTH SECTION PICTORIAL MAGAZINE, Image 36: SCENES FROM THE CURRENT THEATRICAL OFFERINGS Evening public ledger., January 01, 1916, Night Extra, Amusement Section, Image 10: EATON SEES GRACE GEORGE TEACH BROADWAY LESSON OF REPERTORY New-York tribune., February 13, 1921, Page 12, Image 34: The Evolution of a Star

See her as "Major Barbara" in

B-59 and swanq: Thanks for the further details on Grace George. We will add to this record.