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George Marlow (1877? – 21 May 1939)〔(''The Argus'' 22 May 1939 )〕 (born Joseph Marks)〔(''The Argus'' 31 May 1913 )〕 was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur born in London of Jewish extraction,〔( ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 23 May 1939 )〕 noted for bringing melodrama and pantomime to Sydney audiences in the early 1900s. He came to Australia as a child, and started acting and playing piano for stage plays.〔West, John ''Theatre in Australia'' Cassell Australia ISBN 0-7269-9266-6〕 He was playing with the William Anderson organisation〔 in Sydney〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 17 February 1899 )〕 and Brisbane〔(''Brisbane Courier'' 10 March 1899 )〕 in 1899 as was his future wife Ethel Buckley (born ca. 1885). Ethel had made a mark as Puck in a George Rignold production of ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the age of twelve, a role she reprised several times, then melodramas such as ''The Luck of Roaring Camp'' in 1907. She worked six months in London 〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 11 February 1908 )〕〔(''The Advertiser'' 1 October 1908 )〕 After her marriage (ca. 1910) to Marlow, she starred in his shows. Her most famous role was as "Cigarette" in an adaptation of the Ouida novel ''Under Two Flags'' in 1915.〔 He became involved in the managerial side of the theatre, first with William Anderson,〔 then from around 1904 with the Fuller family chain.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 12 April 1904 )〕 By 1907 he had his own company, first leasing a theatre in Newcastle.〔 By Christmas 1910 he was lessee of, then a year later purchased The Princess's Theatre, Melbourne. In 1911 he built The Adelphi, in Castlereagh Street, Haymarket, Sydney,〔 the largest theatre in Australia.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 18 February 1911 )〕 ''The Bad Girl of the Family'' was his first production in the new theatre, followed by the George Fowler musical ''The Fatal Wedding'' and the melodrama ''The Rosary''.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 21 September 1911 )〕 He took ''The Bad Girl of the Family'' to London around the same time. They were still in UK in 1912〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 9 March 1912 )〕 After purchasing the Princess's Theatre, he hired as manager of The Adelphi George Willoughby (full name George Willoughby Dowse),〔 who made a great success of it. Willoughby, with Arthur Bernard Davies and George T Eaton bought him out in 1913, reportedly for £50,000,〔 but had problems with Marlow's continuing involvement.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 11 August 1913 )〕 In 1915 Marlow in partnership with Ben Fuller bought out Willoughby.〔 and 1916 renamed it the Grand Opera House. Some years later it became the Tivoli. Marlow also directed some feature films, ''Driving a Girl to Destruction'' (1911) and ''Angel of his Dreams'' (1912). ==His Leading Actors== Around 1910, the 15year old Louise Lovely (then as Louise Carbasse) was one of his "stars".〔(ADB page on Louise Lovely )〕 Other noted actors in his troupes included Arthur Shirley,〔(ADB page on Arthur Shirley )〕 Nellie Bramley and Vera Spaull.〔(''The Argus'' 13 June 1925 )〕 Although he claimed not to be interested in producing "classics",〔(''Brisbane Courier'' 3 December 1910 )〕 he managed the Grand Shakespearean Company from 1916–1920 at the Princess, with such hits as ''The Merchant of Venice'' starring Allan Wilkie. In 1916, Carrie Moore made an appearance as "principal boy" in his pantomime ''Dick Whittington'' at the Adelphi. Presumably her famous legs were a major attraction of the show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Marlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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