Welcoming the incomparable Marie Tempest !
Welcoming Dame Mary Susan Etherington better known as Marie Tempest
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A famous soprano in late Victorian Opera and Edwardian musical comedies.
Her stellar career spanned over 55 years and she was one of the very first international celebrities of her time starring in London and New York adored by her public and critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and later embarked on a 8 years world tour to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the Philippines.
She starred in many plays including that by Noel Coward and Sommerset Maugham.
On her golden jubilee, her performance at the Theatre Royal was attended by King George V and Queen Mary.
She also founded the Actor's Union Equity while hosting a dinner at the Savoy Hotel
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Karim