Maude, Cyril Francis - I875

Maude circa 1913

Cyril Francis Maude (24 April 1862 — 20 February 1951) was an English stage actor.

Biography

Maude was born in London and educated at the Charterhouse School. In 1881, he was sent to Adelaide, South Australia, on the clipper ship City of Adelaide to regain his health. He returned to England without having regained his health, but nursing the ambition to be an actor.

Maude fulfilled his acting ambition in Denver, USA, in 1883. From 1896 until 1905 he was co-manager of the Haymarket Theatre in London with Frederick Harrison. There he became known for his quietly humorous acting in many parts. In 1906 he went into management on his own account, and in 1907 he opened The Playhouse, also in London.

Maude became very well known for his role as "Grumpy" a spoilt old man, who as a retired lawyer solved a crime to keep his loved ones happy. Maude took this play to Australia and toured Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney where it was immensely popular.

Films

He starred in several films in the 1930s, including Grumpy. In 1947, he appeared at the age of 85 in the film While the Sun Shines.

Personal life

In 1888, Maude married actress Winifred Emery (1862–1924), the daughter of Samuel Anderson Emery and granddaughter of John Emery, both well-known actors in their day. Their son John became a prominent barrister, judge, and Member of Parliament (MP). In 1889, a year after her marriage to Maude, Winifred Emery gave birth to a daughter, Margery Maude who became a well-known actress in her own right.

Actors' Orphanage Fund

In 1905, Maude succeeded Sir Henry Irving as the President of the Actors' Orphanage Fund (now called the Actors' Charitable Trust). During some remarkable years of service he established the first orphanage for actors' children at Croydon, inaugurated innovative fundraising schemes and events, attracted royal patronage, and secured committee members from among leading actors of the day. He served until 1914. {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}

In 1923 he toured America with Lydia Bilbrook and Mabel Terry-Lewis in If Winter Comes, playing at Chicago in April and New York in the autumn.

Selected filmography

• These Charming People (1931)
• Counsel's Opinion (1933)

External links

• Maude, Cyril Francis - I875 at the Internet Movie Database
• Maude, Cyril Francis - I875 at the Internet Broadway Database
• portrait Gallery of Cyril Maude at the New York Public Library (NYPL)

Source

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