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Nelly〔Birth registered as "Nelly"〕 Hutin Britton (24 April 1876 — 3 September 1965), usually credited as Hutin Britton was an English actress. She was best known for her performances in Shakespeare roles early in the 20th century. She also appeared in leading roles in two silent British films. ==Biography== Nelly, the daughter of Thomas Britton, was born in Bucklebury in Berkshire, England in 1876. Her first appearance on stage was with Frank Benson's company in 1901, in ''Henry V''. Among the Shakespeare parts she played were ''Hero'' in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1903), ''Ophelia'' in ''Hamlet'' (1909), ''Lady Elizabeth'' in ''Richard III'' (1909) and ''Lady Macbeth'' at Stratford (1911). In 1903 she married actor Matheson Lang in London〔Her marriage registration gives her name as "Nellie"〕 and thereafter they often appeared together on stage and later on film. In 1906 she played ''Arganthael'' in Joseph Comyns Carr's play ''Tristram and Iseult'' at the Adelphi Theatre, with Lang as ''Tristram''. Britton and Lang subsequently formed their own company, which toured India, South Africa and Australia from 1910-13 performing Shakespeare. Her roles included ''Katherine'' in ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Portia'' in ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Juliet'' in ''Romeo and Juliet'', as well as reprising the roles of ''Ophelia'' and ''Lady Macbeth''. In 1914, she and Lang successfully produced ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''The Merchant of Venice'', and ''Hamlet'' at the Old Vic Theatre. She also appeared with him in ''Mr Wu'', which became his signature role. In 1916 they appeared together in a silent film of ''The Merchant of Venice'' in which she once again played ''Portia''.〔Billed as "Nellie Hutin Britton" in 1916〕 She also joined her husband in the film ''The Wandering Jew'' (1923) playing the part of ''Judith''. After a four-year illness and a temporary retirement, she returned to the Old Vic stage in 1923 for the Shakespeare Birthday Festival and the following year as ''Volumnia'' in ''Coriolanus'', and continued to act until 1936. In 1940 the Langs were staying with their old friend Dornford Yates and his wife at their house near Pau in France when France surrendered and had to escape from the advancing Germans through Spain to Portugal.〔Smithers, A.J. ''Dornford Yates - A Biography'' (1982) London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, ISBN 0-340-27547-2 - they apparently knew her as "Brittie" (pg. 182)〕 In later life she sat on the governing board of the Old Vic Theatre. Britton died in 1965 aged 89. 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「Hutin Britton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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