Bertha M. Wilson (August , â€" ) was an American dramatist, critic,
and dramatic actress, who earned a reputation throughout the Central
United States. She leased some of her monologues, sketches, drills,
and plays to educators and professionals. Her own work was of three
kinds: home talent entertainments, including original drills,
tableaux, and pantomimes; plays and farces; and costume monologues for
platform and stage. Wilson's Book of Drills and Marches for Young
People and Small Children was published in .Bertha May Wilson was born
in Missouri, August , . Her father, Isaac Wilson was born in Maryland,
April , , while the mother's birth occurred in Canada on August , .
They came to Hamilton County, Iowa when Allen, the youngest in a
family of nine, was a month old. In order of birth the other children
were as follows: Elizabeth Jane (-), Jeanette Lamont (-), Lucy Agnes
Hogan-Hohlwegler (-?), David Carlton (-), Joseph Lincoln (-?), Lillie
Daugherty (-?), Minty May (-), and George Sears (-). The first five
were natives of Illinois and the last named of Missouri. The father,
who was a farmer, was for many years identified with the agricultural
interests of Hamilton county, but he was living in Blairsburg, Iowa at
the time of his death, which occurred January . . The mother passed
away on March , .Wilson was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from
State University of Iowa in . She also received a degree of Master of
Arts. As a student she excelled in languages and literature, and won
many prizes in those branches. Indeed, it was the study of classic
drama in the original Greek and Latin that first interested her in
this phase of literature. She was the special pupil of Helen
Potter.For her own amusement, Wilson began analyzing the writings of
various dramatists, from the classics to the modern French and English
schools, studying plot, style, treatment, and dramatic situation.
Later, she tried paraphrasing and rearranging, and finally drifted
into original production. Her own work was of three kinds: home talent
entertainments, including original drills, tableaux, and pantomimes;
plays and farces; and costume monologues for platform and stage, which
was her specialty. Wilson's work was distinguished for its dramatic
conception, its vividness, originality and unaffectedness. While
artistic, it was written with vigor and directness. Most of it had the
test of public presentation, either in home talent entertainments
under her own supervision for the purpose of studying effects and
gaining experiences in stage management, or in her own programs.
and dramatic actress, who earned a reputation throughout the Central
United States. She leased some of her monologues, sketches, drills,
and plays to educators and professionals. Her own work was of three
kinds: home talent entertainments, including original drills,
tableaux, and pantomimes; plays and farces; and costume monologues for
platform and stage. Wilson's Book of Drills and Marches for Young
People and Small Children was published in .Bertha May Wilson was born
in Missouri, August , . Her father, Isaac Wilson was born in Maryland,
April , , while the mother's birth occurred in Canada on August , .
They came to Hamilton County, Iowa when Allen, the youngest in a
family of nine, was a month old. In order of birth the other children
were as follows: Elizabeth Jane (-), Jeanette Lamont (-), Lucy Agnes
Hogan-Hohlwegler (-?), David Carlton (-), Joseph Lincoln (-?), Lillie
Daugherty (-?), Minty May (-), and George Sears (-). The first five
were natives of Illinois and the last named of Missouri. The father,
who was a farmer, was for many years identified with the agricultural
interests of Hamilton county, but he was living in Blairsburg, Iowa at
the time of his death, which occurred January . . The mother passed
away on March , .Wilson was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from
State University of Iowa in . She also received a degree of Master of
Arts. As a student she excelled in languages and literature, and won
many prizes in those branches. Indeed, it was the study of classic
drama in the original Greek and Latin that first interested her in
this phase of literature. She was the special pupil of Helen
Potter.For her own amusement, Wilson began analyzing the writings of
various dramatists, from the classics to the modern French and English
schools, studying plot, style, treatment, and dramatic situation.
Later, she tried paraphrasing and rearranging, and finally drifted
into original production. Her own work was of three kinds: home talent
entertainments, including original drills, tableaux, and pantomimes;
plays and farces; and costume monologues for platform and stage, which
was her specialty. Wilson's work was distinguished for its dramatic
conception, its vividness, originality and unaffectedness. While
artistic, it was written with vigor and directness. Most of it had the
test of public presentation, either in home talent entertainments
under her own supervision for the purpose of studying effects and
gaining experiences in stage management, or in her own programs.
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