CAMPBELL (Mrs Patrick, born Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940, Actress)

Autograph Letter signed “Beatrice Stella Campbell” to Lady Young saying that she is “engage next Friday... I believe rehearsals begin of a new play - so I shall retire from the pomps & vanities until it is out - then I shall be only too happy to lunch with you any day you want...”, 2 sides 8vo., 48 Ashley Gardens, no date

She became successful after starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893, at St. James's Theatre where she also appeared in 1894 in The Masqueraders. As Kate Cloud in John-a-Dreams, produced by Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket in 1894, she had another success, and again as Agnes in The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith at the Garrick (1895). Among her other performances were those in Fédora (1895), Little Eyolf (1896), and her notable performances with Forbes-Robertson at the Lyceum in London's West End in the rôles of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Ophelia in Hamlet, and Lady Macbeth (1895–98) in Macbeth. Once established as a major star, Campbell assisted in the early careers of some noted actors, such as Gerald Du Maurier and George Arliss.

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Stock No:  42787      £60

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