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6 unusual facts about Edith Craig


Edith Craig

George Bernard Shaw was a family friend of Craig's, he wrote several roles specifically for her.

In 1895 her performances in Pinero's Bygones and Charles Reade's The Lyons Mail respectively were praised by George Bernard Shaw and Eleonora Duse.

However, in 1907 Terry married her third husband, James Carew, whom Edith Craig did not like.

Craig served as the managing director / stage director, her partner, Chris St. John served as the secretary, there were also nine members that made up an advisory committee, including George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Bernard Shaw.

Craig became involved in several books about her mother and George Bernard Shaw which created a rift in the relationship with her brother, who asked Craig not to write about their mother, and specifically not to share the details of the family's innermost problems.

Suffrage drama

Pro-suffrage acting organizations such as The Actresses Franchise League and Edith Craig's Pioneer Players formed alongside more political entities like the National Society for Women's Suffrage to campaign for the vote using drama and lectures.


Terry family

Edith Craig (1869–1947) and Edward Gordon Craig (1872–1966), illegitimate children of Ellen Terry and her partner, Edward William Godwin (1833–1886).


see also

Ann Rachlin

She is a published author of children's books and an authority on Ellen Terry, the great Victorian actress, and her daughter Edith Craig.