Gertrude Shipman

[7] She married Lawrence B. McGill on November 18, 1899, in Maysville, Kentucky[8] at the Central Presbyterian Church.

[2] They were both employed by the Kingston Dramatic Company and they were in the town for a production at the opera house.

[15][16][17][18][19] Shipman primarily performed with her husband, such as the naval drama The Signal of Liberty,[20][21][22] the five-act Escape the Law,[23][24][18][16][17] From Sire to Son,[25][26] and Heart of the Mountains.

[27][28] The Signal of Liberty was described as a powerful play, "filled with dramatic scenes and the comedy which comes in naturally.

[21][13] A year after their marriage, Shipman and McGill returned to the Washington Opera House of Maysville and performed in A Soldier of the Empire by Howard Hall.

[34] The same year, Shipman, McGill, and a supporting company performed Raffles at the opening of the vaudeville season.

[35] She starred in the 1912 film Camille, an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas novel, with Irving Cummings,[36] directed by Jay Hunt.

[37] Gertrude McGill & Company performed Oh, You Steve, in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Portland, Oregon, in 1911.