[1] A daughter of British born Louis John Jennings, one-time editor of the New York Times (1870–1875) and subsequently MP for Stockport, and of American actress Madeleine Henriques.
[2] Jennings began her career as an actress touring for Ben Greet’s company in South Africa and America, also working under the name of Gertrude Henriques.
The scenes are invariably plausible incidents in present day life, and Miss Jennings intensifies effects and adds a touch of farce.
[7][8][9] While Jennings primarily wrote one act plays her first full length comedy was The Young Person in Pink performed at a charity event in 1920.
Other full length comedies included Love Among the Paint Pots, Money Doesn't Matter, Isabel, Edward and Anne, These Pretty Things, Family Affairs and Our Own Lives.