Eleanor Robson Belmont
Encyclopedia
Eleanor Robson Belmont was an English
actress and prominent public figure in the United States
. George Bernard Shaw
wrote Major Barbara for her, but contractual problems prevented her from playing the role. Mrs. Belmont was involved in the Metropolitan Opera
Association as the first woman on the Board of Directors of the Association, and she founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
, Lancashire
to Madge Carr Cook and Charles Robson. She worked in stock companies from Honolulu to Milwaukee before she made her New York debut in 1900 as Bonita, the ranchman's daughter in Augustus Thomas
's Arizona. Her career as a leading Broadway actress lasted for ten years. She retired when she wed August Belmont, Jr.
on February 26, 1910. He died on December 10, 1924.
She died in her sleep in Manhattan
on October 24, 1979.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress and prominent public figure in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
wrote Major Barbara for her, but contractual problems prevented her from playing the role. Mrs. Belmont was involved in the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Association as the first woman on the Board of Directors of the Association, and she founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
Biography
She was born on December 13, 1879 in WiganWigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
to Madge Carr Cook and Charles Robson. She worked in stock companies from Honolulu to Milwaukee before she made her New York debut in 1900 as Bonita, the ranchman's daughter in Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a doctor, he worked a number of jobs including a page in the 41st Congress, studying law and gaining some practical railway work experience before he turned to journalism and became editor of the Kansas City Mirror...
's Arizona. Her career as a leading Broadway actress lasted for ten years. She retired when she wed August Belmont, Jr.
August Belmont, Jr.
August Belmont, Jr. was an American financier, the builder of New York's Belmont Park racetrack, and a major owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses.-Early life:...
on February 26, 1910. He died on December 10, 1924.
She died in her sleep in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
on October 24, 1979.
External links
- 1905 Magazine Article
- Eleanor Robson Belmont Papers 1851-1979 via Columbia University