Gabrielle Enthoven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gabrielle Enthoven

English playwright, amateur actress, theatre archivist, collector

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1868

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1950

Profession: writer, playwright, archivist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gabrielle Enthoven OBE (born Augusta Gabrielle Eden Romaine, 12 January 1868 – 18 August 1950) was an English playwright, amateur actress, theatre archivist, and prolific collector of theatrical ephemera relating to the London stage.
In 1911, Enthoven began campaigning for the establishment of a theatrical section in one of the British museums.
In 1924, the Victoria and Albert Museum accepted her private collection, at this time containing over 80,000 theatrical playbills and programmes.
The material became the founding collection of the museum's theatre and performance archives. Enthoven's unparalleled knowledge of the London stage and its history earned her the sobriquet 'the theatrical encyclopaedia'.