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Helen Hamilton Gardener (ck spelling) (1853-1925), born Alice Chenoweth in Winchester VA. Her papers are at Harvard: oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01023 Maud Wood Park (1871-1955): www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/ma...

Thanks for sharing this information about her personal papers, Penny! - Jill National Archives

And now Helen H. Gardener is on a purse:

Chief Petty Officer Artie Shaw and his U.S. Navy Rangers big band.

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...