Muriel Starr

Muriel Starr (20 February 1888 – 19 April 1950) was a Canadian stage actress. She was particularly popular in Australia in the 1910s and 1920s.[1] She appeared in one film, Within the Law (1916), an adaptation of her stage success. She was also known for the plays East of Suez, Birds of Paradise and Madame X.

Broadway roles
  • The Star-Wagon (1937) as Angela and as herb woman
  • On the Rocks (1938) as Lady Chavender
  • Outward Bound (1938) as Mrs. Clivedon-Banks (replacement)
  • The Velvet Glove (1949) as Sister Athanasius

Personal

In late 1918 she married W. Hartwell Johnston, an American business manager in Sydney.

References
  1. "A Scintillating Actress". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. "Muriel Starr and Her Plays". The Sun (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "Muriel Starr". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 24 September 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Referee Theatreland". The Referee (Sydney newspaper). New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Is Spoken Drama Losing Favor?". The Weekly Times (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 12 September 1925. p. 18. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Miss Muriel Starr". The Examiner (Tasmania). Tasmania, Australia. 5 February 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "Muriel Starr Opens on Christmas Eve". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1927. p. 34. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "Shooting Shadows". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 30 August 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "Muriel Starr Bankrupt". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 6 May 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "Muriel Starr Dies in U.S." The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 April 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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