American actress & vocalist. Née Margaret Virginia Sullivan. Born 10 April 1851, San Francisco, California, USA. Daughter of James Edward Sullivan and Bridget Mary Whelan. Married JC Williamson (actor & manager), 2 February 1873, San Francisco, California, USA (div. 1899), (2) HR Roberts (actor), 12 April 1902, New York City, New York, USA. Died 15 March 1926, San Francisco, California, USA.

On stage in Australia from 1874, performing in G&S, comedy, drama, pantomime. One of her early successes was in Struck Oil alongside JC Williamson.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 93.

English actress & vocalist. Née Lillian Decima Moore. Born 11 December 1871, Brighton, Sussex, England. Daughter of Edward Henry Moore (chemist) and Emily Strachan. Sister of Bertha Moore (actress), Jessie Moore (actress), Eva Moore (actress). Married (1) Cecil Ainslie Walker-Leigh (actor), 1896 (div. 1902), (2) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (Later Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gold Coast), 1905. Died 2 February 1964, Kensington, London, England. aged 93.

On stage in England from 1889, having studied singing under Rose Hersee. Awarded CBE, 1918.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 195.

Australian actress & vocalist. Born 20 July 1882, Geelong, VIC, Australia. Daughter of Robert William Moore and Mary Wyatt. Sister of Ivy Moore (actress). Married (1) Percy Plantagenet Bigwood, (2) John Wyatt. Died 5 September 1956, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

On stage from the age of thirteen; enjoyed success in Australia and England performing in musical comedy, pantomime and vaudeville.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 171.

American-English actor. Né Richard Tomlinson. Born 25 August 1827, Gawennis, Long Island, USA. Married Laleah Burpee Bigelow, 30 August 1871. Died 1 September 1871, London, England, aged 44 (committed suicide).

On stage in England and Australia from 1863. Toured Australia 1867-1868, performing Shakespeare and melodrama.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 168.

Irish actress & dancer. Née Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Born 17 February 1821, Grange, County Sligo, Ireland. Died 17 January 1861, New York, USA.

Toured Australia 1855-1856, performing her notorious Spider Dance and other entertainments in Sydney and Melbourne and on the Victorian goldfields.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 270.

Scottish actress. Née Winifred Linck Moffat. Born 2 May 1899, Scotland. Daughter of Graham Moffat (actor) and Mrs Graham Moffat (actress). Died 22 April 1969, Cape Town, South Africa.

Visited Australia 1914-1915 for JC Williamson Ltd, appearing in the Scottish comedy Bunty Pulls the Strings and other plays.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 206.

Australian operatic vocalist (soprano). Née Helen Porter Mitchell. Born 19 May 1861, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Daughter of David Mitchell (builder) and Isabella Ann Dow. Married Charles Nesbitt Frederick Armstrong, 22 December 1882, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (div.). Died 23 February 1931, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Australia's most famous opera singer, studied under Pietro Cecchi and Mathilde Marchesi. Created a DBE in 1918 for 'services in organising patriotic work'.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 190, 196.

Australian operatic vocalist (tenor).

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 239.

English actor. Né Eric MacKay. Born 1882, London, England. Died 1963, London, England.

On stage in England, USA and Australia from 1907.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 220.

English actor, manager & playwright. Born 26 December 1803, Liverpool, England. Son of Charles Mathews (actor) and Anne Jackson. Married (1) Madame Vestris (actress), (2) Lizzie Weston (actress). Died 21 June 1878, aged 74.

On stage in England, USA, Australia and India from 1835. Toured Australia, 1870-1871.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 32, 93, 265.