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Lillie Langtry (born Oct. 13, 1853, Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands—died Feb. 12, 1929, Monte-Carlo, Monaco) was a British beauty and actress, known as the Jersey Lily. Lillie Langtry as Cleopatra in a performance at the Princess's Theatre, London, 1890.
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LILLIE LANGTRY! Was there ever another woman like her, this fair-haired, blue-eyed, vivacious vixen who, in a single night, captivated London society, quickly caught the eye and heart of Edward, Prince of Wales, then went on the stage and for 34 years toured Britain and America — a one-woman extravaganza? Two generations of rich young men surrounde...
The story of Lillie Langtry really began on a mild May night in 1877. The street lamps pierced London’s springtime dusk as the four-wheeler with her and her husband of three years drew up outside Lady Sebright’s house in Lowndes Square, a mile or so from Buckingham Palace. LILLIE WAS mourning her brother, but the square-necked black dress had been ...
LILLIE INSPIRED new fashions. Hurrying to lunch one day, she wound black velvet around her head and pinned it with a quill. The Langtry toque appeared almost at once in every smart milliner’s window. Shoes and parasols were named for her. She sat for several painters. Miles sold a portrait to Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, a tall, t...
Mrs. Langtry had that day already been to tea at the Langham, the most luxurious hotel in Europe. The Brougham turned into Stratford Place, a large cul-de-sac of elegant houses, and stopped at the home of rich young bachelor Sir Allan Young. Mrs. Langtry had not told her husband this supper party was extra special, and Langtry, for once, was lookin...
Book tells the dazzling story of beautiful Mrs Lillie Langtry, British actress who won Prince of Wales’ heart, and had saloon named for her by Texas judge Roy Bean The cult of the professional beauty flourished as never before in the late 1870s and early 1880s, when its most glamorous exponent was lovely Lillie Langtry, the so-called Jersey Lily. M...
During their first year in London, the Langtrys were virtually unnoticed, but when some titled people met Lillie, the “delightful Langtrys” began to receive cards for all the society functions. Night after night, Lillie pressed her one evening dress, a plain black number. Oscar Wilde told her how beautiful she was, and artists Watts and Millais pai...
One night when Lillie was gaily calling the prince “Bertie-wertie” she persuaded him to drink a cup of champagne into which she had popped a live flea lifted from her own chest. She had first plucked the insect, she said, from her horse. Prince Albert Edward was reluctant to swallow the little hopper, but since Lillie asked it, he finally downed th...
The 1880s were noted for curious characters, and Lillie seemed to meet most of them. One was “Squire Abingdon,” actually George Abingdon Baird, scion of a wealthy coal mining family of Scotland. He followed her to Paris, and surprised her with the socially-prominent Bobby Peel. Baird beat up the lovely Lillie, marking her face until it seemed her b...
When Lillie was 46, she married Hugo de Bathe, 27, Edward Langtry having died. At 59, she made a motion picture. There were numerous “farewell tours” of the United States, some in vaudeville. Young Alfred Lunt toured with her for 26 weeks on the Orpheum circuit. Lunt recalled the first meeting vividly: “It was late afternoon, and I shall never forg...
Dec 15, 2017 · Edward Langtry, the ne'er-do-well grandson of Belfast's wealthiest shipowner, was a 26-year-old widower living on the island. By her own admission, Lillie was attracted to his 80-foot yacht Red Gauntlet. Ambitious for money, excitement, and position, she set about to win him over.
By the time she was 14 years old she had received her first marriage proposal and her pure white skin had earned her the nickname of 'The Jersey Lily' Introduction Judge Roy Bean named a town, Langtry, Texas, after her.
Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on October 13, 1853, Lillie Langtry did not begin her stage career until she was almost 30 years old. In 1874 she had married Edward Langtry, a wealthy young Irish widower, but when his fortune slipped away she was persuaded to try acting.
Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed " The Jersey Lily ", was a British socialite, stage actress and producer. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876.
Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed " The Jersey Lily ", was a British socialite, stage actress and producer. Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876.
