Edith Ostlere
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12 August 1871
Edith Ostlere | |
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 Edith Ostlere, from a 1908 publication | |
| Born | Edith Elizabeth Bury 12 August 1871 Surbiton, Surrey, England, U.K. |
| Died | 12 September 1931 (aged 60) London, England, U.K. |
| Other names | Robert Ord (pseudonym), Edith Lapthorne, Edith Gayer Mackay |
| Occupations | Actress, playwright |
| Spouse | W. Gayer Mackay |
Edith Elizabeth Bury Gayer Mackay (12 August 1871[1] – 12 September 1931[2]), known as Edith Ostlere, was a British actress, writer, and playwright. She used the pseudonym Robert Ord.
Ostlere's stage credits in Great Britain included roles in The Double Marriage (1888),[3] Paul Kauvar (1894),[4] A Gaiety Girl (1895),[5] One of the Best (1895–1896),[6] A Bunch of Violets (1896–1897),[7] The Seats of the Mighty (1896–1897),[8] The Baron's Wager (1897),[9] More than Ever (1897),[9] The King's Outcast (1899),[10] The Man in the Iron Mask (1899)[11] Kenyon's Widow, The Squire, A Fool's Paradise,[12] and Dr. Wake's Patient (1905–1906).[13]
Ostlere was also a writer. She wrote short stories, contributed a chapter to a collaborative novel in 1892,[14] and co-wrote a time-travel story, "The Heat Wave" (1929).[15] Using her pseudonym Robert Ord, she co-wrote several plays, including Dr. Wake's Patient (1904),[13] Barry Doyle's Rest Cure (1907),[16] The Port Arms (1909), A Midnight Visitor (1911), A Thief (1914), and The Prize (1915),[17] and co-adapted Gertrude Page's novel Paddy the Next Best Thing (1908) for the stage, with her husband, W. Gayer Mackay.[18][19]