Mime – Page 19 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Origins of Ginner-Mawer

Origins of Ginner-Mawer Irene Mawer and Ruby Ginner were both trained by Elsie Fogerty, at the Central School for Speech and Dramatic Art in London. Both of the women revered Fogie (as she was nicknamed by all the students) and were forever grateful to her. Central School is where Irene

October 31, 2023 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Honourable Traditions

Honourable Traditions By the time the Ginner-Mawer School reached 21 years of existence, Stanley Baldwin had been British Prime Minister three times. Irene Mawer quoted Earl Baldwin, who I presume is the same person. I have tried to find where the quotation was used by Baldwin, but have failed, however,

October 24, 2023 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Constant, Faithful, Loyal

Constant, Faithful and Loyal What does steadfast mean? Being a native English speaker, I automatically think that I know what ‘steadfast’ means. But Irene Mawer said that one of the biggest compliments ever paid to her was when Edward Gordon Craig referred to Mawer and Ginner as being ‘steadfast’. Given

October 17, 2023 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

The Confutation of Widsom

The Confutation of Wisdom This one act play seems to have been popular in the 1930s; The Stage newspaper printed a calendar of productions and performers and on 4th April 1936 it lists Irene Mawer as being a member of the costume design team for a production of The Confutation

October 10, 2023 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Leslie French

Was he, or wasn’t he? That is the question. Was Leslie French trained at Ginner-Mawer, or wasn’t he? According to his obituaries, he wasn’t (or at least they don’t mention Ginner-Mawer), but then again the two obituaries that I have looked at also give different dates for various moments in