Background
Maude, Cyril Francis was born on April 24, 1862 in London, England. Son of Captain Charles Henry and Honorary Georgiana Hanbury Tracy Maude.
Maude, Cyril Francis was born on April 24, 1862 in London, England. Son of Captain Charles Henry and Honorary Georgiana Hanbury Tracy Maude.
Studied for the stage.
In 1881, he was sent to Adelaide, South Australia, on the clipper ship City of Adelaide to regain his health. He returned to Britain without having regained his health, but nursing the ambition to be an actor. Maude fulfilled his acting ambition in Denver, Colorado, in the United States., 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 in Grumpy as 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.
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.
In 1905, Maude succeeded Sir Henry Irving as the President of the During his tenure, 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. Maude died at Torquay, Devon on 20 February 1951.
Mason.; Clubs: Garrick, Beefsteak, Ranelagh (London).
Married Winifred Emory (actress), June 20, 1888 (died 1924). Married second, Mistress.