Lady Monckton
Lady Monckton was a celebrated amateur actress. She appeared on the front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News on 1 May 1886.[1] The article inside tells us that she occasionally moved to perform on the professional stage, including as the Countess in Adrienne Lecouvreur, opposite Modjeska in the title role, and as Mrs. Ralston in Charles Young's Jim the Penman.
Performances
1885, 6 May at St George's Hall, London - A matinee is performed for the benefit of Miss Edith Heraud who, the programme states, has been 'for five years incapacitated by illness [and has been prevented] from pursuing her profession'. The cast includes Sir Charles Young, Lady Monckton, the Beerbohm Trees and Cotsford Dick.
- ↑ The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1 May 1886.