Skip to main content

The Folger is open during normal hours this week, but travel times for visitors may be impacted by Washington, DC, street closures. Learn more

2 results from Shakespeare and Beyond on

Ellen Terry

Folger Finds: 19th-century actors in Shakespearean roles
Edmund Kean
Shakespeare and Beyond

Folger Finds: 19th-century actors in Shakespearean roles

Posted
Author
Kristen Sieck

See portraits from the Folger collection of Edmund Kean as Richard III, Ellen Terry as Beatrice, Edwin Booth as Iago, and Fanny Kemble as Juliet.

Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected
Ellen Terry as Beatrice
Shakespeare and Beyond

Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected

Posted
Author
Sarah Hovde

Famous Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) took the liberty of correcting certain biographical errors in a book about her friend Henry Irving.