# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Malley, Ellen

​O'MALLEY, Ellen, Actress. Studied for the stage under the late Sarah Thorne, with whom she made her first appearance on the stage at the Theatre Royal, Margate. 1898; later became leading lady of the Compton Comedy Company, playing Lady Teazle, Kate Hardcastle, Lydia Languish, Sophia in "The Road to Ruin," Doris ​Maddison in "The Scarlet Coat," Amy Bellair in "Edmund Kean," Violet Gresham in "Davy Garrick," Countess Thekla in "An Emperor's Romance," etc.: toured in the United States 1901-2. as leading lady with E. S. Willard, playing Ada Ingot in "David Garrick," Lucy White in "The Professor's Love Story," Mary Blenkarn in "The Middleman," Ruth in "Tom Pinch." Filiberta in "The Cardinal"; made her first appearance on the London stage, at the Comedy Theatre, 11 Dec. 1902, as Marthe de Moisand in "The Mouse": at the Imperial, Mar., 1903, played Margaret in "The Two Mr. Wetherbys"; at the Queen's, Manchester, under Mr. Richard Flanagan, June. 1903, appeared as Beatrice Portinari in "Dante" and Jan., 1904, as Elizabeth Woodville in "Richard III"; at the Court Theatre, April, 1904, played Sylvia in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" at the Queen's, Manchester, May, 1904, appeared in the title role in "Ygraine," and July, 1904, played the title role in "Joan of Arc"; at the Court Theatre, under the Vedrenne-Barker management, Nov., 1904, played Nora in "John Bull's Other Island"; at the Avenue, Feb., 1905, appeared as Lady Thyra Egglesby in "Mr. Hopkinson"; at the Court, Sept., 1907, plaved Gloria in "You Never Can Tell"; at the Duke of York's, Mar., 1909, played Enid Underwood in "Strife"; at the Haymarket, Sept., 1909, appeared as Cordelia in "King Lear," and Oct., 1909, as Ann Sinclair in "Don"; at the Queen's, Oct., 1910. played Mrs. Thynne in "Mrs. Skeffington"; at the Haymarket, Dec, 1910, Light in " The Blue Bird," and June, 1911, Madame d'Orbesson in "Above Suspicion," and subsequently joined F. R. Benson and appeared at Stratford-on-Avon and on tour as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice," Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Rosalind in "As You Like It," and Katharine in "The Taming of the Shrew," appearing in the last-mentioned part at the Kind's. Hammersmith, Sept., 1911; at the Kingsway Theatre, Nov., 1912, played Mabel Lanfarne, in "The Eldest Son"; at the Haymarket, Dec, 1912, Hannah Waldie in "The Waldies"; at the Kingsway, Dec. 1912, again played Nora in "John Bull's Other Island"; at the King's Hall, Covent Garden, Mar., 1913, appeared as Ophelia in "Hamlet"; at the Court, Mar., 1913, Eve Michelmore in "The Morning Post": and June, 1913, Irene Martin in "The Cage"; at the Little Theatre, July, 1913, played Dame Julian in "Dame Julian's Window "; at the Criterion, Feb., 1914, Irene Maitland in "A Pair of Silk Stockings": at the Prince of Wales's, June, 1914, Kitty Melville in "An Indian Summer": at the Court, June, 1914, Cecily Warren in "His Duty"; at the Kingsway, April, 1915, Rose Appleyard in "Advertisement"; at the St. James's, Jan., 1916, Philippa de Lacorfe in "The Basker"; appeared as Jane Raymond in "Love in a Cottage"; at the New Theatre, July, 1918, as Victoria Cresswell in "The Chinese Puzzle": at the Globe, June, 1919, as the Archduchess Sophia in "L'Aiglon"; Aug., 1919, as Miss Rodd in "The Voice from the Minaret"; at the Aldwych, Aug., 1920, played Sylvia Bullough in "The Unknown." Recn.: sailing. Dau. of late Capt. Charles Gray Jones, R.N.: b. Malahide, Co. Dublin; m. Major John Evelyn Thornhill. Res. 6 Gloucester Road, South Kensington, London, S.W.7.