Lillie Langtry

Standard Name: Langtry, Lillie
Used Form: Lily Langtry

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Friends, Associates George Egerton
After the success of her Keynotes, GE became acquainted with the literary and intellectual world. Among her new acquaintances she expressed admiration for Havelock Ellis but called W. B. Yeats a poseur.
Egerton, George. A Leaf from the Yellow Book. Editor White, Terence de Vere, Richards Press, 1958.
34
Friends, Associates Emily Faithfull
EF 's circle of literary friends included Oliver Wendell Holmes , Joaquin Miller , James Russell Lowell , and Walt Whitman .
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994.
183
She also made the acquaintance of many actors and actresses, including Henry Irving
Friends, Associates Violet Fane
VF made her mark on London's social life. She knew Robert Browning , Algernon Swinburne , Alexander William Kinglake , Alfred Austin , the Duchess of Argyll , James McNeil Whistler , and Lillie Langtry
Friends, Associates Jane Francesca Lady Wilde
As in Dublin, she became known for her salons, which were held on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. until their popularity demanded bi-weekly gatherings. The cream of London's literati and intelligentsia attended, including George Bernard Shaw

Timeline

May 1877: Lillie Langtry, aged twenty-four, made her...

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May 1877

Lillie Langtry , aged twenty-four, made her entrance into London society at a dinner party; she soon became a famous professional beauty.
Angeloglou, Maggie. A History of Make-up. Studio Vista, 1970.
100-2

1878: Around this time, the Professional Beauty...

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1878

Around this time, the Professional Beauty came into being as a recognizable category of person.
Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
119

1879: The Jersey Costume was introduced by Redfern's;...

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1879

The Jersey Costume was introduced by Redfern's ; it was made fashionable for a time by Lillie Langtry .
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
192-3

1879: The fisherman's jersey for women, which stretched...

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1879

The fisherman's jersey for women, which stretched to fit closely to the body, was introduced; it was worn over and enhanced the action of the corset.
Kunzle, David. Fashion and Fetishism: A Social History of the Corset, Tight-Lacing and Other Forms of Body-Sculpture in the West. Rowman and Littlefield, 1982.
145

By 24 December 1881: Lillie Langtry became the first English society...

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By 24 December 1881

Lillie Langtry became the first English society woman to appear professionally on the stage when she played Kate Hardcastle in Goldsmith 's She Stoops to Conquer at the Haymarket Theatre , London.
Norback, Craig T., and Melvin Gray. The World’s Great News Photos 1840-1980. Crown Publishers, 1980.
23
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
2
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2826 (1881): 861

1885: Breaking with established department store...

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1885

Breaking with established department store practice, Harrods began to offer credit to select customers.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
234

1912-1914: Numerous music hall sketches satirized the...

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1912-1914

Numerous music hall sketches satirized the women's suffrage movement. A typical sketch from 1912, Helping the Cause, starred Lillie Langtry and lampooned the figure of the wealthy woman suffrage supporter.
Russell, Dave. “Varieties of life: the making of the Edwardian music hall”. The Edwardian Theatre: Essays on Performance and the Stage, edited by Michael R. Booth and Joel H. Kaplan, Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. 61-85.
80, 85n46

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