Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. The daughter of the producer and playwright Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies.
In The Arcadians, 1909
Advertisement for The Pearl Girl, 1913
Jack Hulbert in 1921
Courtneige with Hulbert
Robert Courtneidge was a British theatrical manager-producer and playwright. He is best remembered as the co-author of the light opera Tom Jones (1907) and the producer of The Arcadians (1909). He was the father of the actress Cicely Courtneidge, who played in many of his early 20th century productions.
Courtneidge in 1912
Programme for Courtneidge's London debut, 1887
Courtneidge's production of The Blue Moon, 1905
The Boy, directed by Courtneidge in 1917