Marie Tempest Signed (2 results)

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Actors Marie Tempest and Her Husband Actor Cosmo Stuart. Dated 1898. Dame Mary Susan Etherington, 1864 - 1942, known professionally as Marie Tempest, was an English singer and actress. Tempest became a famous soprano in late Victorian light opera and Edwardian musical comedies. Later, she became a leading comic actress and toured widely in North America and elsewhere She was also instrumental in the founding of the actors' union Equity in Britain. Cosmo Charles Gordon-Lennox 1869 - 1921, whose stage name was Cosmo Stuart, was a British actor and playwright of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He became known as an actor in the 1890s, but by the turn of the century he had begun to concentrate on writing, usually under his real name. He specialised in adapting French comedies for the British stage, but also wrote original works, often as vehicles for his wife, the actress Marie Tempest. Size is 178mm x 112mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18815. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Typed and Signed Letter by Actress Marie Tempest to Major Tudor Craig. Letters dated 1913 and signe din her married name of Marie Gordon Lennox. A letter about purchasing tickets. Dame Mary Susan Etherington, 1864-1942, known professionally as Marie Tempest, was an English singer and actress. Size is 230mm x 178mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Light gum marks to rear. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17706. Signed by Author(s).