The Actress

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

19281h 10m

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Rose Trelawny

Photo of Owen Moore

Owen Moore

Tom Wrench

Photo of Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Avonia

Photo of Lee Moran

Lee Moran

Colpoys

Photo of Virginia Pearson

Virginia Pearson

Mrs. Telfer

Photo of Effie Ellsler

Effie Ellsler

Mrs. Mossop

Photo of Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Arthur Gower

Photo of O. P. Heggie

O. P. Heggie

Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower

Photo of Cyril Chadwick

Cyril Chadwick

Capt. de Foenix

Photo of Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Miss Trafalgar Gower

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