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He was the son of the Congregationalist clergyman, Rev. Edwin Joshua Dukes (1847-1930), of Kingsland, London, and his wife, the former Edith Mary Pope (1863-1898), of Sandford, Devon. He met Marie Rambert , a ballet dancer, at a dinner party in 1917.
Ashley Dukes. 'The Dumb Wife of Cheapside ' is a brilliant satirical comedy on the garrulity of women. In the play, Alderman John Groat, who is very much in love with his dumb wife, Ann, has to pay a heavy price after he surgically gets her tongue 'loosened up' by three crazy physicians.
The Ashley Dukes Company was an important interwar promoter of serious drama, and a training ground for actors. [1] He was the husband of Marie Rambert as well as the older brother of British MI6 spy Paul Dukes and respected pathologist Cuthbert Dukes.
Dukes married Marie Rambert, a dancer, teacher, and founder of the Ballet Rambert. Father: Edwin J. Dukes Mother: Edith Mary Pope Dukes Wife: Marie Rambert. Brother: Paul Duke Brother:
By Ashley Dukes. Directed by Jim Mitchell. ‘The Dumb Wife of Cheapside ‘ is a brilliant satirical comedy on the garrulity of women. In the play, Alderman John Groat, who is very much in love with his dumb wife, Ann, has to pay a heavy price after he surgically gets her tongue ‘loosened up’ by three crazy physicians. CAST. Alderman. Gerald Dale.
Dukes also brought ballet to the Mercury, and for ten years he collaborated with his wife, Marie Rambert, who had danced in Diaghilev’s company and now acted as artistic director of the Ballet Club. In 1937 the Royal Society of Literature honored Dukes by making him professor of drama.
Dumb Wife of Cheapside: Play (Acting Edition) Paperback . by Ashley Dukes (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 1. See all formats and editions.
