Saturday, March 18, 2006
Dorothea was born in Teddington, England.
This is a photo of St. Nicholas Church in Teddington. Web sleuthing is fun, but you often can not verify your facts. There are two Teddingtons. I hope this picture is from the correct Teddington.
Dorothea as"Rosalind" in Shakespeare's "As You Like It". A similar photo captured the attention of George Du Maurier and lead to Dorothea's being selected to play Trilby.
George Du Maurier
Novelist, poet, illustrator, author of the novel, "Trilby", from which the stage production was derived.
Beerbohm Tree, seen here as Hamlet, was the producer of "Trilby" in 1895, which opened at the Royal Haymarket Theatre.
The Royal Haymarket Theatre at the turn of the century.
Dorothea Baird as "Trilby", 1895-96
