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A charming photograph of the actor with dark curly hair, her chin tipped up in a fetching smile, revealing perfect teeth, She was one of the most popular postcard subjects of her day. She is here photographed by Lizzie Caswell Smith [1870-1958], a British photographer who specialized in society and celebrity studio portraits, and whose photos were often used for postcards. She was also associated with the Women's Suffrage movement and photographed many suffragettes including Flora Drummond, Millicent Fawcett and Christabel Pankhurst.
Marie Studholme [1872-1930] was a British actor and singer who played both starring and supporting roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy. She was one of producer George Edwardes' famous Gaiety Girls. She toured widely in Britain and abroad and was extremely popular in the British provinces. Very good .
Wilson Barrett [1846-1904] was an English theatre manager, actor and playwright. Barrett and his company were credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatre goers because of his success with melodrama. His most successful play both in England and the United States, was "The Sign of the Cross" [1895].
"Clito" was a play by Sydney Grundy in which Barrett performed the principle role in 1886. Good .
The great British actor Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century as both an actor and director. Considered by many as the finest Hamlet of his era, he also starred and played supporting roles in movies. From September 1936 through February 1937, Gielgud starred as Hamlet in North America, opening first in Toronto before moving on to perform in New York and Boston. Very good .
Terry's note addressed to "My dear Kelly" is accepting an invitation to dine with Kelly and a mutual friend.
Daniel Terry [c. 1780-1829] was an English actor and playwright who made his career in London, Edinburgh and the northern English provinces. He was a close associate of Walter Scott and adapted several of Scott's works for the stage. The first of these was a musical adaptation of "Guy Mannering", in which Terry appeared in March 1816. Good .
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