ELLEN NYE CHART - THE WOMAN WHO TRANSFORMED BRIGHTON'S THEATRE ROYAL, by Sue Delafons

Ellen ‘Nellie’ Nye Chart was a leading actress at the Theatre Royal in the late 19th century and became its sole manager and proprietor for 16 years. She transformed its fortunes into a successful theatre of national standing, with an innovative year-round programme of ‘flying matinees’, lavish Christmas pantomimes, operas and West End stars. Her funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Brighton, with tributes from theatrical luminaries and local cab drivers alike.

Sue Delafons from the Brighton & Hove Women’s History Group will tell us her story.