Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley (néeMillar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as Gertie Millar, was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies.
Beginning her career at age 13, Millar was a prominent star of musical comedies for two decades. In 1902, she married the composer Lionel Monckton, who wrote the scores of many of her shows and songs that she made famous. She was one of the most prominent West End theatre performers of the early 20th century, starring in such long-running hits as The Toreador (1901), The Orchid (1903) The Spring Chicken (1905), The New Aladdin (1906) The Girls of Gottenberg (1907), Our Miss Gibbs (1909), The Quaker Girl (1910), Gipsy Love (1912), The Dancing Mistress (1912), The Marriage Market (1913), and A Country Girl (1914).
After Monckton died in 1924, Millar married the 2nd Earl of Dudley.
Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley (née Millar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as GertieMillar, was an English actress and singer of the early...
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performances. The London production starred Grossmith, Harry Grattan and GertieMillar, with Henry Lytton later joining the cast. The Spring Chicken had a...
some of them remaining popular into the 1960s. In 1902, he married GertieMillar, one of the most successful actresses of the period, whom he had discovered...
her another chance in 1917, when she took over the leading role from GertieMillar in his show Houp La! She made little impression in the part, which she...
Lily Elsie, Edmund Payne and Gaby Deslys (making her London debut). GertieMillar, the established star of the Gaiety soon became available and replaced...
Adelphi Theatre on November 5 and ran for 536 performances. Starring GertieMillar, Joseph Coyne and C. Hayden Coffin. The Satyr London production Tillie's...
extremely successful 675 performances. It starred Marie Studholme, GertieMillar, Harry Grattan, Edmund Payne, George Grossmith, Jr. and the young Sidney...
at London's Gaiety Theatre and ran for 559 performances. It starred GertieMillar, Gabrielle Ray, Harry Grattan, Edmund Payne and George Grossmith, Jr...
1909 and ran for an extremely successful 636 performances. It starred GertieMillar, Edmund Payne and George Grossmith, Jr. The young Gladys Cooper played...
Theatre (adapted by Basil Hood, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, starring GertieMillar, W. H. Berry and later Robert Evett, Jessie Broughton and Arthur Williams)...
in a small role in a cast that included Tom Walls, W H Berry, and GertieMillar. In 1914, she played Jessica in The Merchant of Venice at the Old Vic...
"Wonderful Girl, Wonderful Boy, Wonderful Time", sung as a trio with GertieMillar and Nat Ayer. Cochran later recalled that Binnie Hale had "got her first...
and King Manuel of Portugal. George Edwardes hired Ray to understudy GertieMillar in The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London, in 1902, where she had...
the performers from the earlier show, including the romantic leads, GertieMillar and Joseph Coyne. It ran at the Adelphi until 21 June 1913. A touring...
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Two, Three! (1948) (TV) Houp La! (1916) at St Martin's Theatre with GertieMillar No, No, Nanette (1925) at the Palace Theatre Sunny (1926) Mr. Cinders...
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and the greatest stars of the era included actresses Marie Tempest, GertieMillar, Lily Elsie, Ellaline Terriss and Phyllis Dare, leading men such as...
1910 and ran for an extremely successful 536 performances. It starred GertieMillar and C. Hayden Coffin. Phyllis Dare starred in the Paris production in...
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