Cicely Courtneidge
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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 t
In The Arcadians, 1909
Advertisement for The Pearl Girl, 1913
Jack Hulbert in 1921
Courtneige with Hulbert
Jack Hulbert
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John Norman Hulbert was a British actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy productions, and often working alongside his wife Cicely Courtneidge.
Cicely Courtneidge
…leading roles in musical comedies, and she turned instead to the music hall, learning her craft as a comedian. In 1916 she married the actor and dancer Jack Hulbert, with whom she formed a professional as well as a matrimonial partnership that lasted until his death 62 years later. They acted together on stage and…
Portrait by Allan Warren
Photo of card in Wills's cigarette album circa 1934