Theatrical Fortunes
Dame Ellen Terry’s estate of £22,231, though not a fortune, is probably larger than most people anticipated. Her wants were always very simple, and she disliked ostentation of any kind. The testimonial matinee at Drury Lane some years ago was, therefore, an act of tribute well deserved, and not, fortunately, the securing for a fine artiste and faithful servant of the public of the means to live.
Thus Ellen. Terry died richer than her famous partner, Henry Irving, whoso £20,527 represented but a small portion of the fortune he was at one time worth; his losses through speculation were very heavy.
But neither achieved the wealth of some other stage celebrities. Sir Charles Wyndham left £197,035; David Garrick, £120,000 —an enormous sum in his day; Sir George Alexander, £90,672; Johnnie Toole, £79,884; Sir Herbert Tree, £44,085; and Lester £37,779.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 291, 8 December 1928, Page 14 (Supplement)
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