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Gertie Millar (1879-1952), Actress

Sitter in 69 portraits
Actress and singer. From 1901 to 1910, Gertie Millar was the reigning star of the Gaiety Theatre appearing in a series of musicals, composed for her by her husband, Lionel Monckton. Among the songs she made famous were 'Keep Off the Grass', from The Toreador (1901), 'Berlin Is On The Spree', from The Girls of Gottenberg (1907) and 'Moonstruck' from Our Miss Gibbs (1909). After she left the Gaiety Theatre, she starred in the Quaker Girl (1910), and then as Lady Babby in Franz Lehár's Gypsy Love (1912). After Monckton's death in 1924, she re-married, and became the Countess of Dudley.

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Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28591

x28592

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28592

x28593

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28593

x28594

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28594

x28597

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28597

x28599

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28599

x28600

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28600

x28601

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28601

x28602

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28602

x28603

Gertie Millar as Lady Babby in 'Gipsy Love'

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 8 July 1912
NPG x28603

x68977

Gertie Millar

by Rita Martin
bromide print on card mount, mid 1910s
NPG x68977

x160537

Gertie Millar

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, mid 1910s
NPG x160537

x160538

Gertie Millar

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, mid 1910s
NPG x160538

x160539

Gertie Millar

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, mid 1910s
NPG x160539

x68979

Gertie Millar as Jumping Jack with her dog 'Chum' in 'On The Tiles' a sketch from 'Bric-à-Brac'

by Rita Martin
bromide print, 1916
NPG x68979

x160535

Gertie Millar in 'Bric-à-Brac'

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1916
NPG x160535

x160536

Gertie Millar in 'Bric-à-Brac'

by Rita Martin, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1916
NPG x160536

x136997

The Sketch Supplement; Gertie Millar as Jumping Jack with her dog 'Chum' in 'Bric-à-Brac'

by Rita Martin
double spread magazine page, 23 February 1916
NPG x136997

x68980

Gertie Millar

by Rita Martin
bromide print on card mount, late 1910s
NPG x68980

x28120

Gertie Millar and William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley on the eve of their wedding day

by Graphic Photo Union
bromide print, 29 April 1924
NPG x28120

Category
Theatre and Live Entertainment
Groups
Actors and actresses
Place
Yorkshire