| This is a Wikipedia user page. This is not an encyclopedia article or the talk page for an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user in whose space this page is located may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia. The original page is located at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pdebee/Phyllis_Le_Grand. |
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Pdebee (talk | contribs) 12 months ago. (Update) |
Phyllis Le Grand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Phyllis Le Grand 25 November 1887 Lamberhurst, Kent, England, UK |
| Died | 15 May 1981 (aged 93) Nailsea, Somerset, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1907–1925 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Phyllis Le Grand (25 November 1887 – 15 May 1981) was an English actress, singer and dancer who performed on stage and in film from 1907 to 1925.
Early life edit
Career edit
She is known in musical theatre for The Merry Widow (1907), Orange Blossoms (1922), Nicolette (1925),
She is known in film for Moth and Rust (1921), and 'Orace (1921).
Personal life edit
In 1913, at Hampstead, Le Grand married Robert Michaelis,[1] an actor, with whom she had starred in The Count of Luxembourg the year before.[2] Their daughter Rosemary Evelyn Helene was born in March 1914, and became a radiographer.[3] By 1939, the couple had retired from acting.[4]
Michaelis died on 29 August 1965 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, when his address was given as "Summerlands Nailsea".[5] His widow, Phyllis, survived him until 15 May 1981.[6]
Works edit
Musical theatre edit
- The Merry Widow (1907) – Clo-Clo[7]
- The Dollar Princess (1909) – Lady Augusta
- The Quaker Girl (1910) – Diane[8]
- The Count of Luxembourg (1912) – ? [9]
- Autumn Manoeuvres (1912) – ? [10]
- The Merry Widow (1913) – Sonia [Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News / Volume 79 / page 140 / 1913]
- A Waltz Dream (1913) – ? Keble, Howard (1927) My Motley Life: A Tale of Struggle, p.304
- A Country Girl (1914) – Mrs Quinton Raikes[11]
- My Lady Frayle (1917) – ? Musical News - Volume 52 - Page 168 - March 17, 1917 at the King's Theatre
- High Jinks (1917) – ? Tatler & Bystander - Volume 65 - Page 416 - 1917 at the Adelphi Theatre
- Orange Blossoms (1922) – Helene de Vasquez[12]
- Nicolette (1925) – Nicolette[13] London Musicals, 1925–1929. Sunny p.11
Filmography edit
- Moth and Rust (1921) – Lady Anne Varney
- 'Orace (1921) – ?
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ "Michaelis Robert A R and Le Grand Phyllis M" in Register of Marriages for Hampstead Registration District, vol. 1a (1913), p. 1298
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
heraldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Michaelis Rosemary E H / Le Grand" in Register of Births for Hampstead Registration District, vol. 1a (1914), p. 1074
- ^ National Registration Transcript Book, Long Ashton Rural dated 4 October 1939 (National Archives, ref. 314/5 WPRF), p. 14: "Michaelis Robert / M / 22 Dec 78 / M / Actor retired / Air Raid Warden ; Michaelis Phyllis / F / 25 Nov 87 / M / Actress retired / First Aid St John Ambulance; PARSONS Rosemary / F / 26 Mar 14 / S / Radiographer S. R. N."
- ^ "MICHAELIS ROBERT A R (86)" in Register of Deaths for Bristol Registration District, vol. 7B (1965), p. 42
- ^ "MICHAELIS PHYLLIS MILDRED /ABOUT1888" in Register of Deaths for Weston Registration District, vol. 22 (1981), p. 1,174; "MICHAELIS, Phyllis Mildred... died 15 May 1981" in Probate Calendar for 1981 at probatesearch.service.gov.uk, accessed 29 July 2019
- ^ Kalmus 1985, p. Dramatis Personae, [1].
- ^ Gänzl 1986a, pp. 1059–1060.
- ^ MacQueen-Pope 1953, p. 59.
- ^ Gänzl 1986a, p. 1080.
- ^ Gänzl 1986a, p. 810.
- ^ Dietz 2019, pp. 122–123.
- ^ Gänzl 1986b, pp. 245, 250.
Sources edit
Books edit
- Dietz, Dan (2019). "Orange Blossoms". The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals (hardcover) (1st ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-1-5381-1281-6. OCLC 1053169623.
- Gänzl, Kurt (1986a). The British Musical Theatre. 1865–1914 (hardcover). Vol. I (1st ed.). Basingstoke & London: Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-333-39839-5.
- Gänzl, Kurt (1986b). The British Musical Theatre. 1915–1984 (hardcover). Vol. II (1st ed.). Basingstoke & London: Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-333-39744-2.
- MacQueen-Pope, Walter James (1953). Shirtfronts and Sables (hardcover) (1st ed.). Clerkenwell Green, London: Robert Hale.
Scores edit
- The Merry Widow (A Kalmus Classic Edition). Phyllis Le Grand, Lily Elsie, Joseph Coyne, Robert Evett, et al. Van Nuys: Alfred Music. 1985. p. "Dramatis Personae". Retrieved 7 May 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Magazines and newspapers edit
Websites edit
- "BTC19 - Phyllis Le Grand and Robert Michaelis archive". calmview.bham.ac.uk. University of Bristol - Theatre Collection. n.d. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links edit