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Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (née Edith Godwin; 9 December 1869 – 27 March 1947), known as Edy Craig, was a prolific theatre director, producer, costume designer and early pioneer of the women's suffrage movement in England.
This new biography explores the extraordinary life of Edith Craig (1869-1947), her prolific work in the theatre and her political endeavours for women's suffrage and socialism. At London's Lyceum Theatre in its heyday she worked alongside her mother, Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and Bram Stoker, and gained valuable experience.
One Essex researcher has helped uncover lost stories about the role of theatre in the women’s suffrage movement. Edith Craig (1869-1947) was a prolific theatre director who trained as an actor and costumier at London’s Lyceum Theatre.
Actor, producer and designer, Edith Craig (1869-1947) was a suffragette and socialist, and later director of the feminist Pioneer Players for almost 15 years from 1911. Her partner, Christopher St John (1871-1960), born Christabel Marshall, was a feminist playwright, suffragette, and author.
Edith Craig Biography Edith Craig (1869-1947) Born Edith Godwin 9 December 1869 at The Red House, Gusterd Wood Common, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire . Changed name by deed poll in 1883 to Edith Ailsa Craig (known as Edy).
Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig, daughter of Ellen Terry and Edward William Godwin was born at Gusterwoods Common, Hertfordshire. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved at Harpenden, built by Godwin, a distinguished architect.
Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (née Edith Godwin; 9 December 1869 – 27 March 1947), known as Edy Craig, was a prolific theatre director, producer, costume designer and early pioneer of the women's suffrage movement in England. She was the daughter of actress Ellen Terry and the progressive English architect-designer Edward William Godwin, and the sister of theatre practitioner Edward Gordon Craig.
