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Catherine Salkeld

Catherine Elizabeth Salkeld (24 July 1909 – 15 April 1980) was a Scottish actress, known for her work with the Perth Repertory Company in the 1930s and 1940s.

Catherine Salkeld
A white woman with hair in marcelled waves, glancing over one shoulder
Catherine Salkeld, from a 1934 newspaper
Born24 July 1909
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
Died15 April 1980
London, England, U.K.
OccupationActress
RelativesArthur Johnstone-Douglas (grandfather)
Sholto Johnstone Douglas (uncle)

Early life and education edit

Salkeld was born in Edinburgh, the daughter of Carleton Salkeld and Octavia Johnstone-Douglas Salkeld. Her father had a career in the British Army; her mother was an early supporter of the Girl Guides movement. She had a younger sister, Isobel.[1][2][3] Her grandfather was soldier and politician Arthur Johnstone-Douglas.[4] Her uncle was artist Sholto Johnstone Douglas, and her first cousins included John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk and Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross. She trained as an actress at a school run by her uncle Walter, the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in South Kensington.[5][6]

Career edit

Salkeld acted on stage, on radio,[7][8] and on television. Her stage work, much of it with the Perth Repertory Company[9][10][11] included roles in Grounds for Divorce (1934),[12] Beyond (1934),[13] The Rose Without a Thorn (1935),[14] Lovers' Leap (1935),[15] Quality Street (1935),[16] Michael and Mary (1935),[17] The Green Goddess (1936),[18] A Cuckoo in the Nest (1936),[19] And So to Bed (1936),[20] Mrs. Moonlight (1936),[21] Berkeley Square (1936),[22] Polly with a Past (1936),[23] Advertising April (1936),[24] Yew Tree Farm (1937),[25] Tudor Wench (1937),[26] Nina (1938),[27][28] The Prisoner of Zenda (1938),[29] Private Lives (1938),[30] Beware the Dog (1939),[31] The Morning After (1939),[32] Strange Reality (1939),[33] Man with a Load of Mischief (1944),[34] House of Regrets (1944),[35] The Master Builder (1944),[36] The Madwoman of Chaillot (1951), The Thistle and the Rose (1951), The King's Son (1953),[37] and The Magic Pipe (1953).[38] "Success is won by Miss Salkeld in every performance," commented one reviewer in 1937, calling her "an artist out of the ordinary."[10]

Salkeld joined the BBC Drama Repertory Company in 1953.[39][40] On screen, she was seen in television programmes including Pride and Prejudice (1938), Nocturne in Scotland (1951), Mother Michel and Her Cat (1955), The Infinite Shoeblack (1956), The Twopenny Diamond (1956), and Emergency Ward 10 (1957). In 1960, she directed a production of Dangerous Corner at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[41]

Personal life edit

Salkeld died in 1980, at the age of 70, in London.[40]

References edit

  1. ^ "Diary provides insight into turn-of-the-century travel". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 1993-11-19. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Carleton Salkeld". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ "Cumberland and Carlisle Girl Guides". The Guardian. 1929-12-09. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pretty Double Wedding; the Misses Johnstone-Douglas to be Married in London Today". Daily Mirror. 1908-08-19. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Perth Actress Honoured; Parting Gifts to Miss Catherine Salkeld". Dundee Courier. 24 May 1937. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  6. ^ "Johnstone-Douglas Retires". The Stage. 1 August 1957. p. 28. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  7. ^ "Listening Post". Liverpool Daily Post. 1954-10-18. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Gander, L. Marsland (1950-05-01). "Radio Topics: Justice is Deaf". The Daily Telegraph. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Perth Theatre; Comedy That Will Amuse and Delight". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1935-11-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b "Perth Theatre; Players Excel in 'On Approval'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1937-03-03. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Parting Gifts to Miss Salkeld". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1937-05-26. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Catherine Salkeld". Leeds Mercury. 12 October 1934. p. 12. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  13. ^ "A Play New to Bristol: Sir John Martin Harvey Presents 'Beyond'". Western Daily Press. 1934-04-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Perth Theatre's New Era Opens; War Welcome for Repertory Company". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1935-09-25. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Perth Theatre; 'Lovers' Leap'--A Comedy that Sparkles". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1935-12-18. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Perth Theatre; 'Quality Street' -- A Refreshing Play". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1935-10-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "A. A. Milne Play at Perth Theatre". Dundee Courier. 5 November 1935. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  18. ^ "'The Green Goddess' at Perth Theatre". Dundee Courier. 13 June 1936. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  19. ^ "Perth Theatre; 'A Cuckoo in the Nest'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-08-26. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Perth Theatre; Refreshing Performance of 'And So to Bed'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-02-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Parth Theatre: Clever Performances in Fanciful Play". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-01-22. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Perth Theatre; 'Berkeley Square' for Colour and Romanticism". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-08-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Perth Theatre; No Praise too Great for 'Polly with a Past'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-01-29. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Perth Theatre; Herbert Farjeon's 'Advertising April'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1936-07-08. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Perth Theatre: A Successful 'First Night'". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1937-04-28. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Loss to Perth Stage; Miss Catherine Salkald Leaving Theatre Company". Dundee Courier. 11 May 1937. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  27. ^ "Return Visit". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1938-07-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Catherine Salkeld Stars in Double Part". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 2 August 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  29. ^ "Perth Theatre; Pantomime and Drama". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1938-12-24. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Perth Theatre". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1938-12-17. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Beware the Dog (advertisement)". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1939-02-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "New Play at Perth Theatre; Tony Parker--Author and Producer". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1939-08-12. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "Perth Theatre; Tony Parker's New Play Scores a Hit". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. 1939-08-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "The Man With a Load of Mischief (advertisement)". Evening Express. 1944-03-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "House of Regrets (advertisement)". Evening Express. 1944-04-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "'The Master Builder'". Evening Express. 1944-03-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014-09-16). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 76, 95, 216. ISBN 978-0-8108-9308-5.
  38. ^ "Soviet Fairy Tale". The Kensington News and West London Times. 1953-01-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-09-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ "On the Air". The Stage. 1 October 1953. p. 12. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  40. ^ a b Bailey, Bush (5 June 1980). "Obituaries". The Stage. p. 11. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via the Wikipedia Library.
  41. ^ "The Women Win". The Stage. 15 December 1960. p. 17. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via The British Newspaper Archive, via The WIkipedia Library.

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