Genealogy information from 'The Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery':-
Name: Marguerite Martha Allan
Daughter of: Sir Hugh Montague Allan
Date of Birth: August 05, 1894
Date of Death: April 04, 1942
Buried in Section E 198
From online "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993":-
Single, she died at the age of 47 years in St. Joseph's Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Born at 'Ravenscrag' in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, she was the eldest of four children. Martha lost both her teenaged sisters (Anna and Gwendolyn) in the 1915 sinking of the RMS 'Lusitania; and in 1917, her only brother RNAS Flight sub-Lieutenant Hugh Allan, was shot down over the German lines at Vimy Ridge in France.
Her love of the theatre, as well as her wealthy status, her connections and her organizational skills, made her determined to build a more vibrant theatre scene in Montreal. Fluent in French, she began theatre studies in Paris; she was in London when the First World War was declared and, though still in her teens, she returned to Montreal to train as a nurse with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, before going back to France as an ambulance driver.
Marguerite Martha Allan enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 24 May 1915 in London, England.
In France she was wounded by shrapnel while driving the ambulance she had purchased at her own expense. Recovering in England, she remained there until war's end and served on the staff of a London hospital that was being administered by her mother, who was head of the Canadian Red Cross.
In 1921, back in Canada, Martha was one of the founders of Montreal's Community Players. She became a successful theatrical producer in various art theatres in the USA, most notably as the director of the Pasadena Little Theatre, one of the most respected institutions of the kind on the continent. Under her directorship, the Pasadena Playhouse drew increased local support.
Martha returned to Montreal in 1929, determined to establish a community theatre there at a time when 'live theatre' seemed in danger of extinction: the 'talkies' had come to town.
In 1930 Martha founded the Montreal Theatre Guild, which came to be known as the Montreal Repertory Theatre (MRT); she was determined that it become 'professional' rather than 'amateur'. The MRT produced plays in English, French and German, making it accessible to all Montrealers.
The multi-lingual Martha founded a French theatre as well as the English-speaking MRT; it was one of the earlier French-language theatre groups in Montreal.
She also played a major role in the support of modern dance in Montreal.
In 1935 Marguerite 'Martha' Allan's contribution to Canadian drama was recognized; she was presented with the Canadian Drama Award "for outstanding service in the development of Canadian theatre".
At the annual Dominion Drama Festival the 'Martha Allan Trophy' is awarded in her memory for the best visual performance.
She also wrote three plays: "What Fools We Mortals Be"; "All Of A Summer's Day"; and "Summer Solstice".
Name: Marguerite Martha Allan
Daughter of: Sir Hugh Montague Allan
Date of Birth: August 05, 1894
Date of Death: April 04, 1942
Buried in Section E 198
From online "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993":-
Single, she died at the age of 47 years in St. Joseph's Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Born at 'Ravenscrag' in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, she was the eldest of four children. Martha lost both her teenaged sisters (Anna and Gwendolyn) in the 1915 sinking of the RMS 'Lusitania; and in 1917, her only brother RNAS Flight sub-Lieutenant Hugh Allan, was shot down over the German lines at Vimy Ridge in France.
Her love of the theatre, as well as her wealthy status, her connections and her organizational skills, made her determined to build a more vibrant theatre scene in Montreal. Fluent in French, she began theatre studies in Paris; she was in London when the First World War was declared and, though still in her teens, she returned to Montreal to train as a nurse with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, before going back to France as an ambulance driver.
Marguerite Martha Allan enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 24 May 1915 in London, England.
In France she was wounded by shrapnel while driving the ambulance she had purchased at her own expense. Recovering in England, she remained there until war's end and served on the staff of a London hospital that was being administered by her mother, who was head of the Canadian Red Cross.
In 1921, back in Canada, Martha was one of the founders of Montreal's Community Players. She became a successful theatrical producer in various art theatres in the USA, most notably as the director of the Pasadena Little Theatre, one of the most respected institutions of the kind on the continent. Under her directorship, the Pasadena Playhouse drew increased local support.
Martha returned to Montreal in 1929, determined to establish a community theatre there at a time when 'live theatre' seemed in danger of extinction: the 'talkies' had come to town.
In 1930 Martha founded the Montreal Theatre Guild, which came to be known as the Montreal Repertory Theatre (MRT); she was determined that it become 'professional' rather than 'amateur'. The MRT produced plays in English, French and German, making it accessible to all Montrealers.
The multi-lingual Martha founded a French theatre as well as the English-speaking MRT; it was one of the earlier French-language theatre groups in Montreal.
She also played a major role in the support of modern dance in Montreal.
In 1935 Marguerite 'Martha' Allan's contribution to Canadian drama was recognized; she was presented with the Canadian Drama Award "for outstanding service in the development of Canadian theatre".
At the annual Dominion Drama Festival the 'Martha Allan Trophy' is awarded in her memory for the best visual performance.
She also wrote three plays: "What Fools We Mortals Be"; "All Of A Summer's Day"; and "Summer Solstice".
Genealogy information from 'The Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery':-
Name: Marguerite Martha Allan
Daughter of: Sir Hugh Montague Allan
Date of Birth: August 05, 1894
Date of Death: April 04, 1942
Buried in Section E 198
From online "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993":-
Single, she died at the age of 47 years in St. Joseph's Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Born at 'Ravenscrag' in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, she was the eldest of four children. Martha lost both her teenaged sisters (Anna and Gwendolyn) in the 1915 sinking of the RMS 'Lusitania; and in 1917, her only brother RNAS Flight sub-Lieutenant Hugh Allan, was shot down over the German lines at Vimy Ridge in France.
Her love of the theatre, as well as her wealthy status, her connections and her organizational skills, made her determined to build a more vibrant theatre scene in Montreal. Fluent in French, she began theatre studies in Paris; she was in London when the First World War was declared and, though still in her teens, she returned to Montreal to train as a nurse with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, before going back to France as an ambulance driver.
Marguerite Martha Allan enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 24 May 1915 in London, England.
In France she was wounded by shrapnel while driving the ambulance she had purchased at her own expense. Recovering in England, she remained there until war's end and served on the staff of a London hospital that was being administered by her mother, who was head of the Canadian Red Cross.
In 1921, back in Canada, Martha was one of the founders of Montreal's Community Players. She became a successful theatrical producer in various art theatres in the USA, most notably as the director of the Pasadena Little Theatre, one of the most respected institutions of the kind on the continent. Under her directorship, the Pasadena Playhouse drew increased local support.
Martha returned to Montreal in 1929, determined to establish a community theatre there at a time when 'live theatre' seemed in danger of extinction: the 'talkies' had come to town.
In 1930 Martha founded the Montreal Theatre Guild, which came to be known as the Montreal Repertory Theatre (MRT); she was determined that it become 'professional' rather than 'amateur'. The MRT produced plays in English, French and German, making it accessible to all Montrealers.
The multi-lingual Martha founded a French theatre as well as the English-speaking MRT; it was one of the earlier French-language theatre groups in Montreal.
She also played a major role in the support of modern dance in Montreal.
In 1935 Marguerite 'Martha' Allan's contribution to Canadian drama was recognized; she was presented with the Canadian Drama Award "for outstanding service in the development of Canadian theatre".
At the annual Dominion Drama Festival the 'Martha Allan Trophy' is awarded in her memory for the best visual performance.
She also wrote three plays: "What Fools We Mortals Be"; "All Of A Summer's Day"; and "Summer Solstice".
Name: Marguerite Martha Allan
Daughter of: Sir Hugh Montague Allan
Date of Birth: August 05, 1894
Date of Death: April 04, 1942
Buried in Section E 198
From online "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993":-
Single, she died at the age of 47 years in St. Joseph's Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Born at 'Ravenscrag' in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, she was the eldest of four children. Martha lost both her teenaged sisters (Anna and Gwendolyn) in the 1915 sinking of the RMS 'Lusitania; and in 1917, her only brother RNAS Flight sub-Lieutenant Hugh Allan, was shot down over the German lines at Vimy Ridge in France.
Her love of the theatre, as well as her wealthy status, her connections and her organizational skills, made her determined to build a more vibrant theatre scene in Montreal. Fluent in French, she began theatre studies in Paris; she was in London when the First World War was declared and, though still in her teens, she returned to Montreal to train as a nurse with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, before going back to France as an ambulance driver.
Marguerite Martha Allan enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 24 May 1915 in London, England.
In France she was wounded by shrapnel while driving the ambulance she had purchased at her own expense. Recovering in England, she remained there until war's end and served on the staff of a London hospital that was being administered by her mother, who was head of the Canadian Red Cross.
In 1921, back in Canada, Martha was one of the founders of Montreal's Community Players. She became a successful theatrical producer in various art theatres in the USA, most notably as the director of the Pasadena Little Theatre, one of the most respected institutions of the kind on the continent. Under her directorship, the Pasadena Playhouse drew increased local support.
Martha returned to Montreal in 1929, determined to establish a community theatre there at a time when 'live theatre' seemed in danger of extinction: the 'talkies' had come to town.
In 1930 Martha founded the Montreal Theatre Guild, which came to be known as the Montreal Repertory Theatre (MRT); she was determined that it become 'professional' rather than 'amateur'. The MRT produced plays in English, French and German, making it accessible to all Montrealers.
The multi-lingual Martha founded a French theatre as well as the English-speaking MRT; it was one of the earlier French-language theatre groups in Montreal.
She also played a major role in the support of modern dance in Montreal.
In 1935 Marguerite 'Martha' Allan's contribution to Canadian drama was recognized; she was presented with the Canadian Drama Award "for outstanding service in the development of Canadian theatre".
At the annual Dominion Drama Festival the 'Martha Allan Trophy' is awarded in her memory for the best visual performance.
She also wrote three plays: "What Fools We Mortals Be"; "All Of A Summer's Day"; and "Summer Solstice".
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