Background
VANBRUGH, Irene was born in Heavitree. Youngest daughter of Reverend R. H. Barnes, Vicar of Heavitree and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral.
VANBRUGH, Irene was born in Heavitree. Youngest daughter of Reverend R. H. Barnes, Vicar of Heavitree and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral.
Studied at Exeter High School. Schools in London and Paris.
Acted with Miss Sarah Thorne at Margate. Then joined J. L. Toole in autumn of 1889. Toured through English provinces, Australia, and New Zealand.
Played London season with him in Walker, London. Joined Mr. Beerbohm Tree autumn of 1892. Played in The Tempter and Six Persons.
Joined Mr. George Alexander spring of 1893. Created part in Importance of Being Earnest. Joined A. Bourchier autumn of 1895.
Creating part in Chili Widow, Kitty Clive. Went with him to America, 1896. Created Lady Rosamund in The Liars, 1897.
Rose Trelawny in Trelawny of the Wells, 1898. Stella in His Excellency the Governor. Mrs. Millin Dale in When a Man’s in Love.
Joined Mr. John Hare, 1899, at the Globe Theatre, to create the part of Sophy Fullgarney in The Gay Lord Quex. Created Lady Mary Lazenby in Admirable Crichton, 1902. Title rdle in Letty, 1903.
Amy Grey in Alice-sit-by-theFire, 1905. Went to St. James’s Theatre, 1906, to create Nina in His House in Order. Created Jeanne de Briante in Pierre Berton’s The Great Conspiracy, at the Duke of York’s Theatre, 1907.
Created the part of Marix in Bernstein’s The Thief. Created the part of Zbe Blundell in Sir Arthur Pinero’s play MidChannel, 1909. Actress.
Spouse 1901, Dion Boucicault.