The Actress

The Actress (A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.)

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.

Top Cast

Norma Shearer

As Rose Trelawny

Owen Moore

As Tom Wrench

Gwen Lee

As Avonia

Lee Moran

As Colpoys

Roy D'Arcy

As Gadd

Virginia Pearson

As Mrs. Telfer

William Humphrey

As Mr. Telfer

Effie Ellsler

As Mrs. Mossop

Ralph Forbes

As Arthur Gower

O. P. Heggie

As Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower