Marie Kate Wouldes Lohr (28 July 1890 – 21 January 1975) was an Australian-born actress, active on stage and in film in Britain. During a career of more than 60 years she created roles in plays by, among others, Bernard Shaw, J. M. Barrie, Frederick Lonsdale, Somerset Maugham, William Douglas-Home and Noël Coward. She appeared mainly in the West End, but toured the British provinces at intervals throughout her career, appeared in Broadway productions and toured Canada.
Biography Marie Löhr was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Lewis J. Löhr, treasurer of the Melbourne opera house, and his wife, the English actress Kate Bishop (1848–1923).Herbert, pp. 1097–1100 Her maternal uncle Alfred Bishop and her godparents, William and Madge Kendal, were also actors. She moved with her mother to England in 1898 and began to act as a child."Kate Bishop Dead", The Argus, 14 June 1923, p. 9 Lohr married Anthony Leyland Prinsep, a theatrical producer, at St-Martin-in-the-Fields in 1912. They divorced in 1928. On the death of Madge Kendal in 1935, Lohr inherited the Kendals' property at Filey.
Lohr died at the age of 84, and was buried in the Brompton Cemetery in west London.
Career
Lohr's first stage appearance was in Sydney, aged four, in The World Against Her. Her London debut (after the family's move to Britain), was at age ten, in Shockheaded Peter as well as The Man Who Stole the Castle. (Shockheaded Peter starred Lohr's mother and George Grossmith Jr., and was produced at the Garrick Theatre in 1900.)The Times, 27 December 1900, p. 8 The run was curtailed by the death of Queen Victoria, and brought back in 1901, a critic commented "one little actress, 'A Child', represented by Miss Marie Lohr, I think, being particularly good". Her subsequent stage career was:
YearVenueRole 1902 on tour with the Kendals Barbara Trecarre in St Martin's Summer 1903 West Pier, Brighton Ellie Harthover in Water Babies 1904 on tour Trixie Blenkinsopp in Whitewashing Julia 1905 St James's The Princess in White Magic Comedy Miss Petherton in The Duffer 1906 Daly's Ernestine in The Little Michus on tour with the Kendals Clara in A Tight Corner etc. His Majesty's Rosey Mackenzie in Colonel Newcome Shakespeare, Battersea Lillian Nugent in The Adventurer 1907 on tour with the Kendals Muriel Lestrange in The Melcombe Marriage etc. Haymarket Beatrix Dupré in My Wife on tour with the Kendals Joy Marrable in The Other Side 1908 Haymarket Irene Forster in Her Father Haymarket Mrs Reginald Bridgenorth in Getting Married His Majesty's Margaret in Faust at September His Majesty's Hannele in the play of that name and Cinderella in Pinkie and the Fairies 1909 His Majesty's Lydia Bashville in The Admirable Bashville His Majesty's Sybil Crake in The Dancing Girl His Majesty's Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal His Majesty's Ophelia in Hamlet Comedy Smith in the comedy of that name Playhouse Juliet in Little Mrs Cummin Playhouse Tommy in Tantalizing Tommy 1911 Comedy Josepha Quarendon in Preserving Mr Panmure Prince of Wales Alix Maubrun in Better Not Enquire His Majesty's Spring in The Vision of Delight Comedy Fernande de Monclars in The Marionettes 1912 Duke of York's Lily Paradell in The 'Mind-the-Paint' Girl Duke of York's Lady Thomasin Belturbet in a revival of The Amazons Wyndham's Leila Gale in Doormats 1913 Savoy Adele Vernet in The Grand Seigneur 1914 His Majesty's Yo-San in The Darling of the Gods Wyndham's Rose Effick in The Clever Ones His Majesty's Olive Skinner in the all-star revival of The Silver King given in aid of King George's Actors' Pension Fund Duke of York's Lady Babbie in The Little Minister 1915 St James's Queen Charlotte in Kings and Queens Haymarket Nelly in Five Birds in a Cage His Majesty's Marie-Odile in the play of that name Wyndham's Lady Ware in The Ware Case 1916 Coliseum appeared in J. M. Barrie's skit The Real Thing at Last Globe Bettina Dean in The Show Shop New Irene Randolph in Her Husband's Wife Royalty Constance Luscombe in Home on Leave 1917 Royalty Remnant in the play of that name Haymarket Joan Rochford in The Mirror 1918 Globe Sybil Bruce in Love in a Cottage Globe Lady Anthony Fitzurse in Press the Button Globe Lady Gillian Dunsmore in Nurse Benson Globe Francis Charles in L'Aiglon (single performance with an "all-star'" cast) 1919 Globe Lena in Victory Globe Francis Charles in revival of L'Aiglon Globe Lady Caryll in The Voice from the Minaret Globe Constance in Birds of a Feather 1920 Globe Comtesse de Candale in A Marriage of Convenience Globe Dahlia Lavory in Every Woman's Privilege Globe Princess Fédora Romanova in a revival of Fédora 1921 Globe February Lady Aline Draper in The Hour and the Man Globe Irene Randolph in a revival of Her Husband's Wife Canadian tour Repertory of plays 1922 Hudson Theatre, New York Lady Caryll in A Voice from the Minaret Hudson Theatre, New York Princess Fédora Romanova in a revival of Fédora Globe Colette Vandieres in The Return Globe Lady Marjorie Colladine in The Laughing Lady 1923 Globe The Hon Margot Tatham in Aren't We All? 1924 Comedy Ruth Tedcastle in Far Above Rubies Adelphi and Wyndham's Lady Ware in a revival of The Ware Case 1925 Wyndham's Nancy Last in A Man With a Heart 1926 on tour with Oscar Asche Dorothy Travers in Big Business Playhouse Isabella Trench in Caroline on tour Margaret Armstrong in The Love Game Apollo and Prince of Wales Susan Marvill in Tuppence Coloured Coliseum Valerie Ashton in Richmond Park Gaiety Mrs Darling in Peter Pan 1928 on tour Lady Lancaster in The Temptation of Eve Old Vic Mother Earth in Adam's Opera Garrick May Smythe in These Pretty Things Garrick Mrs Darling in Peter Pan 1929 His Majesty's Lady Patricia in Beau Geste Lyric Duchess of Devonshire in Berkeley Square Arts and Garrick May Smythe in revival of These Pretty Things Apollo Lady Lavinia Quinton in Yesterday's Harvest Ambassador's Joan Trevor in A Girl's Best Friend St James's Mrs Darling in Peter Pan 1930 Lyric, Hammersmith Georgina Tidman in Dandy Dick Comedy Mary Howard in The Silent Witness Vaudeville Margery Battle in The Breadwinner 1931 Shaftesbury Mary in Mr Faintheart Prince of Wales Margaret Armstrong in The Love Game Booth Theatre, New York Margery Battle in The Breadwinner 1932 Vaudeville Margaret Westcott in Important People Coliseum Empress Marie Therese of Austria in Casanova 1933 Embassy Mrs Grey in Sometimes Even Now Playhouse Lady L'Estrange in So Good! So Kind!! Palladium Mrs Darling in Peter Pan 1934 Cambridge Mary in Birthday Palladium Mrs Darling in Peter Pan 1935 Court Lady Frinton in Aren't We All? Daly's Mrs Sydney Rankin in Chase the Ace Arts Mrs Cloys in The Benefit of the Doubt Globe Muriel Weston in Call It a Day 1936 Aldwych Mabel in Family Hold Back 1937 Savoy Appeared in the revue And On We Go Drury Lane Duchess of Cheviot in Crest of the Wave 1938 Wyndham's Mary Jarrow in Quiet Wedding 1939 Lyric Pansy Bird in Somewhere in England 1941 Ambassadors Vera Sheldon in Other People's Houses 1946 Embassy Mrs Brown in National Velvet Embassy Mrs Jennings in Sense and Sensibility 1947 Duke of York's Marquise de St Maur in Caste Strand Gertrude Paradine in My Wives and I 1948 Phoenix Dame Maud Gosport in A Harlequinade 1949 Apollo Consuelo Howard in Treasure Hunt 1951 Haymarket Hester Bellboys in A Penny For a Song 1952 on tour Phillippa Bennington in Adam's Apple St James's Mrs Jevons in Sweet Peril 1953 Haymarket Lady Frinton in a revival of Aren't We All? 1954 Duchess Countess of Lister in The Manor of Northstead 1956 Streatham Hill Lady Graine in Jubilee Girl Fortune Matilda "Hope" in The Devil Was Sick 1957 Cambridge Lady Charlton in Silver Wedding 1958 Belgrade, Coventry Lady Bracknell in Half in Earnest Grand, Leeds Winifred Wing in These People Those Books 1959 Palace Lady Mortlake in The World of Paul Slickey 1960 Duke of York's May Davenport in Waiting in the Wings 1963 Ashcroft, Croydon Aunt Fluffy in The West Lodge Haymarket Lady Julia Marcia in The Ides of March 1964 Arts Mrs Grisley-Williams in Mr Whatnot 1965–66 Arts, Vaudeville and Garrick Mrs Whitefield in Man and Superman 1967 on tour Lady Hunstanton in A Woman of No Importance
Films and television
The Real Thing at Last (1916, Short) – Murdered Woman Victory and Peace (1918) – Barbara Rowntree Aren't We All? (1932) – Lady Frinton Lady in Danger (1934) – Lady Brockley Road House (1934) – Lady Hamble Mon Coeur t'Appelle (1934, English version: My Heart is Calling You) – Modiste My Heart Is Calling (1935) – Manageress of Dress Salon Oh, Daddy! (1935) – Lady Linda Pye Royal Cavalcade (1935) – Mother Fighting Stock (1935) – Mrs. Barbara Rivers Cock o' the North (1935) – Mary Barton Foreign Affaires (1935) – Mrs. Cope Whom the Gods Love (1936) – the Empress Dreams Come True (1936) – Helen von Waldenau Reasonable Doubt (1936) It's You I Want (1936) – Constance Gilbert South Riding (1938) – Mrs. Beddows Pygmalion (1938) – Mrs. Higgins A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939) – Mrs. Handside-Lane George and Margaret (1940) – Alice Major Barbara (1941) – Lady Britomart Went the Day Well? (1942) – Mrs. Fraser Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) – Emma Blood Twilight Hour (1945) – Lady Chetwood The Rake's Progress (1945) – Lady Angela Parks The Magic Bow (1946) – Countess de Vermond The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) – Lottie Anna Karenina (1948) – Princess Scherbatsky Counterblast (1948) – Mrs. Cole The Winslow Boy (1948) – Grace Winslow Silent Dust (1949) – Lady Clandon Little Big Shot (1952) – Mrs. Maddox Always a Bride (1953) – Dowager Out of the Clouds (1955) – Rich Woman Escapade (1955) – Stella Hampden, Senior On Such a Night (1955, Short) – Lady Falconbridge A Town Like Alice (1956) – Mrs. Dudley Frost Seven Waves Away (1957) – Dorothy Knudson Small Hotel (1957) – Mrs. Samson-Fox The Last Chronicle of Barset (1959, TV Series) – Lady Lufton Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) – Lady Carlton-Browne The Plane Makers (1964, TV Series) – Geraldine Pettifur Great Catherine (1968) – Dowager Lady Gorse (final film role)
The Noël Coward play Present Laughter was shown as a "Play of the Week" broadcast by ATV in 1967, Lohr appeared alongside Peter O'Toole and Honor Blackman.
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