Yvonne Arnaud, French-born English pianist, singer and actress, photographed by Malcolm Arbuthnot, London, circa 1920

Yvonne Arnaud (1890-1958), French-born English pianist, singer and actress
(photo: Malcom Arbuthnot, 43 & 44 New Bond Street, London, W, circa 1920)

Andrée Mielly

Andrée Mielly (fl. Early 20th Century), French actress, as she appeared in Who’s the Lady?
(photo: Medrington’s Ltd, Liverpool, 1914)

Andrée Mielly’s appearances in the United Kingdom occurred around the beginning of the First World War. The first was on tour in 1914 in an English version of Who’s the Lady?, a French farce, in which she played Gobette opposite George Bealby’s Cyprien Gaudet. The piece had first opened in London at the Garrick Theatre on 22 November 1913 with the well-known Scottish actress, Jean Aylwin as Gobette and J. Farren Soutar as Gaudet.

Mdlle. Mielly was next seen in London at the Duke of York’s Theatre, 20 November 1915, in L’Enfant Prodigue, a wordless musical play. She played Pierrot junior to Gilbert Dalleu’s Pierrot senior; other members of the cast were Louis Gouget as the Baron, George Welch as the servant, Eugénie Nau as Mme. Pierrot, and Yvonne Arnaud as Phrynette. L’Enfant Prodigue was revived at the Kingsway Theatre on 12 February 1916 with a different cast, including Margaret Manning (who was replaced during the run by Andrée Mielly) as Pierrot junior.

Andrée Mielly (fl. Early 20th Century), French actress, as she appeared in Who’s the Lady?
(photo: Medrington’s Ltd, Liverpool, 1914)

Andrée Mielly’s appearances in the United Kingdom occurred around the beginning of the First World War. The first was on tour in 1914 in an English version of Who’s the Lady?, a French farce, in which she played Gobette opposite George Bealby’s Cyprien Gaudet. The piece had first opened in London at the Garrick Theatre on 22 November 1913 with the well-known Scottish actress, Jean Aylwin as Gobette and J. Farren Soutar as Gaudet.

Mdlle. Mielly was next seen in London at the Duke of York’s Theatre, 20 November 1915, in L’Enfant Prodigue, a wordless musical play. She played Pierrot junior to Gilbert Dalleu’s Pierrot senior; other members of the cast were Louis Gouget as the Baron, George Welch as the servant, Eugénie Nau as Mme. Pierrot, and Yvonne Arnaud as Phrynette. L’Enfant Prodigue was revived at the Kingsway Theatre on 12 February 1916 with a different cast, including Margaret Manning (who was replaced during the run by Andrée Mielly) as Pierrot junior.

Andrée Mielly (fl. Early 20th Century), French actress, as she appeared in Who’s the Lady?
(photo: Medrington’s Ltd, Liverpool, 1914)

Andrée Mielly’s appearances in the United Kingdom occurred around the beginning of the First World War. The first was on tour in 1914 in an English version of Who’s the Lady?, a French farce, in which she played Gobette opposite George Bealby’s Cyprien Gaudet. The piece had first opened in London at the Garrick Theatre on 22 November 1913 with the well-known Scottish actress, Jean Aylwin as Gobette and J. Farren Soutar as Gaudet.

Mdlle. Mielly was next seen in London at the Duke of York’s Theatre, 20 November 1915, in L’Enfant Prodigue, a wordless musical play. She played Pierrot junior to Gilbert Dalleu’s Pierrot senior; other members of the cast were Louis Gouget as the Baron, George Welch as the servant, Eugénie Nau as Mme. Pierrot, and Yvonne Arnaud as Phrynette. L’Enfant Prodigue was revived at the Kingsway Theatre on 12 February 1916 with a different cast, including Margaret Manning (who was replaced during the run by Andrée Mielly) as Pierrot junior.

Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz
in an incident from Die keusche Susanne,
Carltheater, Vienna, 18 March 1911
(photo: L. Gutmann, Vienna, 1911)

This real photograph postcard, published in Vienna in 1911, is of Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz in the operetta, Die keusche Susanne by Georg Okonkowski, with music by Jean Gilbert. The piece, which was originally produced at the Wilhelm-Theater, Magdeburg, on 26 February 1910, was first seen in Berlin at the Neues Operetten-Theater on 6 August 1911. The English adaptation, entitled The Girl in the Taxi, by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis, was first seen at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 5 September 1912, when the part of Susanne was played by Yvonne Arnaud.

For further information, see Kurt Gänzl, The Encyclopedia of The Musical Theatre, Blackwell, Oxford, 1994, vol. I, pp. 766-768.

Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz
in an incident from Die keusche Susanne,
Carltheater, Vienna, 18 March 1911
(photo: L. Gutmann, Vienna, 1911)

This real photograph postcard, published in Vienna in 1911, is of Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz in the operetta, Die keusche Susanne by Georg Okonkowski, with music by Jean Gilbert. The piece, which was originally produced at the Wilhelm-Theater, Magdeburg, on 26 February 1910, was first seen in Berlin at the Neues Operetten-Theater on 6 August 1911. The English adaptation, entitled The Girl in the Taxi, by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis, was first seen at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 5 September 1912, when the part of Susanne was played by Yvonne Arnaud.

For further information, see Kurt Gänzl, The Encyclopedia of The Musical Theatre, Blackwell, Oxford, 1994, vol. I, pp. 766-768.

Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz
in an incident from Die keusche Susanne,
Carltheater, Vienna, 18 March 1911
(photo: L. Gutmann, Vienna, 1911)

This real photograph postcard, published in Vienna in 1911, is of Josef König and Mizzi Zwerenz in the operetta, Die keusche Susanne by Georg Okonkowski, with music by Jean Gilbert. The piece, which was originally produced at the Wilhelm-Theater, Magdeburg, on 26 February 1910, was first seen in Berlin at the Neues Operetten-Theater on 6 August 1911. The English adaptation, entitled The Girl in the Taxi, by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis, was first seen at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 5 September 1912, when the part of Susanne was played by Yvonne Arnaud.

For further information, see Kurt Gänzl, The Encyclopedia of The Musical Theatre, Blackwell, Oxford, 1994, vol. I, pp. 766-768.