New Britain herald., 1928-07-21

Of 50 Camp street.
 provincial players of prominence. Her father, an associate of Charles Kean and William Macready. gave Ellen her elemental training in the technic of the stage.
 A Noted Family
 Probably no family in tho history of the modern stage can count so many men and woman possessing a high order of histrionic ability among its members. Kate Terry, Ellen's eldest sister. was one of the leading emotional actresses of the Victorian era. Ellen was the sec- ond daughter. Her next sister, Mar ion Terry. made her debut in 1873 and became a noted English actress. Florence Terry. youngest of the four sisters, went on the stage in 1870 in Charles Reade's version of Moliere's 'Le Maladie Imaginaire." She died died in 1896. There were two broth CTS. Charles Terry became a prom inent theatrical manager and had | daughter. Minnie who became prom inent in juvenile roles. Fred Terry ! also met with success on the sage.
 Ellen made her first appearance as a child on April 2s. 1856. playing with Charles kean in The Winters Tale" at the old Princess's theater of London. Queen Victoria. Prince Albert and the Princess Royal were in the audience and 50 Ellen Terry really began and ended her stage career in the sunshine of royal patronage. . ...
 She wore a little red and white coat and a TOW of tight, sausage curls clustered around her head. Her duty was to run around the stage with small Eo-cart and car- rying out her instructions with more vigor than discretion she tripod over the go-cart handle and fell on her back.
 "A litter ran through the house and I felt that my career as an actress was ruined forever. she said afterwards Bitter and copious were the tears I shed but am sure that the incident did not materially alter the course of my life"
 An Incident of the Stage Soon afterwards she was engaged to play Puck" in Charles Kean's revival of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" Her sister Kate played Titanla, Ellen appeared through a trap door in the stage at the end of the second act for a final speech. An impe1lous stage hand closed the door too quickly. crushing her foot. { T screamed" Miss Terry said, and Kate rushed over to me and banged her foot on the stage But the stsgehand. mistaklng the signal closed the door tighter.
 i Mrs kean rushed off the stage and made him release the door, then she whispered to Ellen:
 Finish the play. dear. and I'll i double your salary"
 1 Miss Terry spoke her piece and then tainted. When she was re tlNf0 SNe SI" d SUI Soui6 iito i leaning over and assuring her that she would get on" It was "a ne" actor of whom no one seemed 10 know anything except that his name was Henry Irving.
 | She left kean's management " | 1s6o and thereafter played in varl- ous stock companies with her sister l Kate Tn March 1883 she appeared in London at the old Haymarke' theater opposite F. H. sotherr whom she did not like because ot his penchant for practical joking i When Our American Cousin Was revived two or three months later Miss Terry was chosen to play the part of Mary Meredith She quit . during the run Of the play to marr, c r Watts. the noted British artist. Four years later she re, turned to the stage to play. for the first time. opposite Henry Irving 1T Garrick's version of The Tanning Of the Shrev," she playing kath' crime to his Petruchio. But theil famous partnership was not to beglr until eleven years later.
 T was just then acting very bad ly and feeling H." she recalled caring scarcely at all for my worl or 3 theater or anybody belonging to theater. But I learned from him that to do ones work well one must work continually. live a life o constant self denial for that pur pose and keep ones nose to tho grindstone. It is a lesson one had better learn early in stage life. think for the bright gloriou! healthy career of successful actol ] is but brief at the best"
 Returned fin 1888
 1 Soon after the withdrawal ol ' Katherine and Petruchio" in Janu' ary 1868 Miss Terry again retired l from the stage. this time to become %ba uiFa of Cha rlAa Wa rhe1I kn0Vr