Free (Kindle) A Pride of Terrys by Marguerite Steen [Theatre Artist Family Biography]

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A Pride of Terrys by the late English author Marguerite Steen (Wikipedia), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature whose works enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, is her vintage theatre artist group biography focusing on the prominent Terry family (Wikipedia) of British actors of the late 19th century onwards, comprising character studies of various members throughout the ages, some of whom were personal acquaintances or professional colleagues of the author, who was for a time a member of one of their theatre companies, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press's Odyssey imprint.

This was originally published in 1962 by Longmans, Green & Co Ltd.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
For more than a century the name of Terry stood for the aristocracy of the English theatre…

This great and prolific family, deriving from a Portsmouth publican, encapsulates in its ramifications the names of Craig, Hawtrey and Gielgud, which subsequently represent it in the theatre and on television and radio.

The subject of this enlightening insight into the family was first suggested by the late Dame Ellen Terry, with whom Marguerite Steen was on terms of close friendship.

As a member of the Julia Neilson-Fred Terry Company, she formed intricate ties with the family, unconsciously recording the material from which this dramatic panorama was formed.

First and Foremost, A Pride of Terrys reflects the life of a family.

It provides a series of character studies that portray the rare qualities that brought the Terrys from humble beginnings to their proud eminence in contemporary theatre and is an exhilarating and inspiring story full of hope.