Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, Jan. 11 | Born, London, England |
| 1914 | Professional stage debut in Monna Vanna, Queen's Theatre, London, England |
| 1914-1915 | Attended Sir Herbert Tree's Academy of Dramatic Art (later named Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), London, England |
| 1915 | First important stage role in The Laughter of Fools, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, England Moved to the United States Broadway stage debut in Mrs. Boltay's Daughters, Manhattan Theatre, New York, N.Y. |
| 1916-1917 | First leading role in Mr. Lazarus, Shubert Theatre, New York, N.Y.; toured California and Arizona with same play titled The Happy Stranger |
| 1918 | Joined Ethel Barrymore's acting company |
| 1921 | Role of Julie in Liliom produced by the Theatre Guild Active in National Woman's Party |
| 1923-1924 | Role of Princess Alexandra in The Swan, Cort Theatre, New York, N.Y., and on tour |
| 1925 | Starred in Jehanne d'Arc, Porte Saint Martin Theatre, Paris, France Produced, directed, and starred in The Master Builder, New York, N.Y. |
| 1926 | Produced, directed, and starred in John Gabriel Borkman, New York, N.Y. Toured withThe Master Builder and John Gabriel Borkman Founded Civic Repertory Theatre, based in Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York, N.Y. |
| 1931 | Closed Civic Repertory Theatre Seriously injured in propane explosion in her home; later campaigned to have a distinguishing odor added to tank gas |
| 1932 | Reopened Civic Repertory Theatre |
| 1933 | Closed Fourteenth Street Theatre; brought her repertory company to Broadway and on national tour |
| 1934 | Published At 33. New York: Longmans Green and Co. |
| 1935 | Disbanded Civic Repertory Theatre Declined offer to head Federal Theatre Project |
| 1937 | Played role of Hamlet, Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Mass. |
| 1946 | Founded American Repertory Theatre with Cheryl Crawford and Margaret Webster |
| 1948 | Dissolved American Repertory Theatre |
| 1948-1949 | Recital tour performing scenes from classical plays |
| 1949 | Published Flossie and Bossie. New York: Harper |
| 1950 | Published Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen. New York: Modern Library |
| 1950-1951 | Recital tour performing scenes from classical plays |
| 1952 | Founded Theatre Masterworks with Margaret Webster and Maurice Evans |
| 1953 | Published With A Quiet Heart. New York: Viking Press |
| 1955 | Appeared in film The Prince of Players |
| 1958 | Appeared in film The Devil's Disciple |
| 1959 | Published Seven Tales. New York: Harper |
| 1961-1962 | Performed with National Repertory Theatre on tour |
| 1962 | Directed and acted in Association of Producing Artists production of Ghosts, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| 1963-1967 | Toured with National Repertory Theatre as actor and director |
| 1966 | Published The Mystic in the Theatre: Eleonora Duse. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. |
| 1968 | Joined Association of Producing Artists (APA) Phoenix Theatre as actress and director |
| 1975-1976 | Starred as Fanny Cavendish in The Royal Family at Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., on Broadway, and on tour |
| 1978 | Received Emmy Award for performance in television production of The Royal Family |
| 1980 | Appeared in film Resurrection; received Academy Award nomination for her performance Published The Spider and Other Stories. New York: Thomas Crowell Co. |
| 1982-1983 | Directed and appeared as White Queen in Alice in Wonderland |
| 1984 | Final acting performance in episode of television program "St. Elsewhere" |
| 1986 | Awarded National Medal of Arts |
| 1991, June 3 | Died, Weston, Conn. |