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Lillie Langtry
Langtry in 1882
Born
Emilie Charlotte Le Breton

(1853-10-13)13 October 1853
Saint Saviour, Jersey
Died12 February 1929(1929-02-12)(aged 75)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
OccupationActress
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Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe(néeLe Breton,formerlyLangtry;13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known asLillie(orLily)Langtryand nicknamed "The Jersey Lily",was a Britishsocialite,stage actress and producer.[1]

Born on the island ofJersey,upon marrying she moved to London in 1876. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists andsociety hostesses,and she was celebrated as a young woman of great beauty and charm. During theaesthetic movementin England she was painted by aesthete artists, and in 1882 she became the poster-girl forPears Soap,becoming the first celebrity to endorse a commercial product.[1][2]

In 1881, Langtry became an actress and made herWest Enddebut in the comedyShe Stoops to Conquer,causing a sensation in London by becoming the first socialite to appear on stage.[3]She would go on to star in many plays in both the United Kingdom and the United States, includingThe Lady of Lyons,and Shakespeare'sAs You Like It,eventually running her own stage production company. In later life she performed "dramatic sketches" invaudeville.From the mid-1890s until 1919 Langtry lived at Regal Lodge atNewmarketin Suffolk, England, where she maintained a successful horse racing stable; theLillie Langtry Stakeshorse race is named after her.

One of the most glamorous British women of her era, Langtry was the subject of widespread public and media interest. Her acquaintances in London includedOscar Wilde,who encouraged Langtry to pursue acting. She was known for her relationships with royal figures and noblemen, including the future KingEdward VII,Lord Shrewsbury,andPrince Louis of Battenberg.

Biography[edit]

Portrait of Langtry byFrank Miles,before 1891

Born in 1853 and known as Lillie from childhood, she was the daughter of the Very Reverend William Corbet Le Breton and his wife, a recognised beauty, Emilie Davis (née Martin).[4]Lillie's parents had eloped toGretna Greenin Scotland, and, in 1842, married atSt Luke's Church, Chelsea,London.[5]The couple lived inSouthwark,London, before William was offered the post ofrectoranddean of Jersey.Emilie Charlotte (Lillie) was subsequently born at the Old Rectory,St Saviour,onJersey.She was baptised in St Saviour on 9 November 1853.[6]

Lillie was the sixth of seven children and the only girl. Her brothers were Francis Corbet Le Breton (1843–1872), William Inglis Le Breton (1846–1924), Trevor Alexander Le Breton (1847–1870), Maurice Vavasour Le Breton (1849–1881), Clement Martin Le Breton (10 January 1851 – 1 July 1927), and Reginald Le Breton (1855–1876). Purportedly, one of their ancestors wasRichard le Breton,allegedly one of the assassins in 1170 ofThomas Becket.[7]

Lillie's Frenchgovernesswas reputed to have been unable to manage her, so Lillie was educated by her brothers' tutor. This education was of a wider and more solid nature than that typically given to girls at that time.[8]Although their father held the respectable position of Dean of Jersey, he earned an unsavoury reputation as a philanderer, fathering illegitimate children by various of his parishioners. When his wife Emilie finally left him in 1880, he left Jersey.[9]

From Jersey to London[edit]

A Jersey Lilyby SirJohn Everett Millais.Exhibited at theRoyal Academy of Artsin London to large crowds, this 1878 portrait popularised her nickname, the "Jersey Lily".

On 9 March 1874, 20-year-old Lillie married 26-year-old Irish landownerEdward Langtry,a widower, who had previously been married to Jane Frances Price.[10]She had been the sister of Elizabeth Ann Price, who had married Lillie's brother William.[11]Lillie and Edward held their wedding reception at The Royal Yacht Hotel inSt. Helier,Jersey. Langtry was wealthy enough to own a large sailing yacht calledRed Gauntlet,and Lillie insisted that he take her away from theChannel Islands.[12]In 1876 they rented an apartment in Eaton Place,Belgravia,London, and early in 1878 they moved to 17 Norfolk Street offPark Laneto accommodate the growing demands of Lillie's society visitors.[13]

In an interview published in several newspapers (including theBrisbane Herald) in 1882, Lillie Langtry said:

It was throughLord Raneleigh[sic] and the painterFrank Milesthat I was first introduced to London society... I went to London and was brought out by my friends. Among the most enthusiastic of these was Mr Frank Miles, the artist. I learned afterwards that he saw me one evening at the theatre, and tried in vain to discover who I was. He went to his clubs and among his artist friends declaring he had seen a beauty, and he described me to everybody he knew, until one day one of his friends met me and he was duly introduced. Then Mr Miles came and begged me to sit for my portrait. I consented, and when the portrait was finished he sold it to Prince Leopold. From that time I was invited everywhere and made a great deal of by many members of the royal family and nobility. After Frank Miles I sat for portraits toMillaisandBurne-Jonesand nowFrithis putting my face in one of his great pictures.[14]

YachtRed Gauntletowned by Edward "Ned" Langtry, first husband of actress Lillie (le Breton) Langtry

In 1877 Lillie's brother Clement Le Breton married Alice, an illegitimate daughter ofThomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh,who was a friend of their father; Ranelagh, following a chance meeting with Lillie in London, invited her to a reception attended by several noted artists at the home of Sir John and Lady Sebright at 23 Lowndes Square,Knightsbridge,which took place on 29 April 1877.[15]Here she attracted notice for her beauty and wit.[16]Langtry was in mourning for her youngest brother, who had been killed in a riding accident, so in contrast to the elaborate clothes of most women in attendance wore a simple black dress (which was to become her trademark) and no jewellery.[17]Before the end of the evening,Frank Mileshad completed several sketches of her that became very popular on postcards.[18]Another guest, SirJohn Everett Millais,also a Jersey native, eventually painted her portrait. Langtry's nickname, the "Jersey Lily", was taken from the Jersey lily flower (Amaryllisbelladonna), a symbol ofJersey.The nickname was popularised by Millais' portrait,[19]entitledA Jersey Lily.(According to tradition, the two Jersey natives spokeJèrriaisto each other during the sittings.) The painting caused great interest when exhibited at theRoyal Academyand had to be roped off to avoid damage by the crowds.[19]Langtry was portrayed holding aGuernsey lily(Nerine sarniensis) in the painting rather than a Jersey lily, as none of the latter was available during the sittings. A friend of Millais, Rupert Potter (father ofBeatrix Potter), was a keen amateur photographer and took pictures of Lillie whilst she was visiting Millais in Scotland in 1879.[20]She also sat for SirEdward Poynterand is depicted in works by SirEdward Burne-Jones.She became much sought-after in London society, and invitations flooded in. Her fame soon reached royal ears.[21]

Royal mistress[edit]

A photograph of Lillie Langtry, dated to August 1885.
Portrait of Langtry byWilliam Downeyof Ebury Street, London, 1885

Theprince of Wales,Albert Edward (laterEdward VII), arranged to sit next to Langtry at a dinner party given by SirAllen Youngon 24 May 1877.[22](Lillie's husband Edward was seated at the other end of the table.) Although the Prince was married to PrincessAlexandra of Denmarkand had six children, he was a well-knownphilanderer.He became infatuated with Langtry, and she soon became his mistress. She was presented to the Prince's mother,Queen Victoria.Princess Alexandra chose to never display any jealousy about her husband's infidelities and accepted and acknowledged Lillie.[23]

Lillie's liaison with the Prince lasted from late 1877 to June 1880. Although remaining friends with the Prince, Lillie Langtry's physical relationship with him ended when she became pregnant. The father was probably her old friend Arthur Jones, who accompanied her to Paris for the birth of the child, Jeanne Marie, in March 1881.[24][25]

In July 1879, Langtry began an affair withLord Shrewsbury;in January 1880, Langtry and the earl were planning to run away together.[26]In the autumn of 1879, scandal-mongering journalist Adolphus Rosenberg wrote inTown Talkof rumours that her husband would divorce her and cite, among others, the Prince of Wales as co-respondent. Rosenberg also wrote aboutPatsy Cornwallis-West,whose husband sued him for libel. At this point, the Prince of Wales instructed his solicitorGeorge Lewisto sue also. Rosenberg pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to two years in prison.[27]

For some time, the Prince saw little of Langtry. He remained fond of her and spoke well of her in her later career as a theatre actress; he used his influence to help and encourage her.[28]With the withdrawal of royal favour, creditors closed in. The Langtrys' finances were not equal to their lifestyle. In October 1880, Langtry sold many of her possessions to meet her debts, allowing Edward Langtry to avoid a declaration of bankruptcy.[29]

Daughter[edit]

In April 1879, Langtry had had a short affair withPrince Louis of Battenberg,but also had a longer relationship with Arthur Clarence Jones (1854–1930), the brother of her sister-in-law and another illegitimate child of Lord Ranelagh.[30]In June 1880, she became pregnant. Her husband was not the father; she led Prince Louis to believe that he was. When the prince told his parents, they had him assigned to the warshipHMSInconstant.The Prince of Wales gave her a sum of money, and Langtry went into her confinement in Paris, accompanied by Arthur Jones. On 8 March 1881, she gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Jeanne Marie.[30]

The discovery in 1978 of Langtry's passionate letters to Arthur Jones and their publication byLaura Beattyin 1999 support the idea that Jones was the father of Langtry's daughter.[31]Prince Louis' son,Earl Mountbatten of Burma,however, had always maintained that his father was the father of Jeanne Marie.[32]

In 1902, Jeanne Marie married the Scottish politician SirIan MalcolmatSt Margaret's, Westminster.[33]They had four children, three sons and a daughter. Jeanne Marie died in 1964. Her daughterMary Malcolmwas one of the first two female announcers on theBBC Television Service(now BBC One) from 1948 to 1956. She died on 13 October 2010, aged 92.[34]Jeanne Marie's second son, Victor Neill Malcolm, married English actressAnn Todd.[35]They divorced in the late 1930s. Victor Malcolm remarried in 1942, to an American, Mary Ellery Channing.[36]

Acting career and manager[edit]

Lillie Langtry in character as the adventuress Lena Despard from the 1887 playAs in a Looking-Glass

In 1881, Langtry was in need of money. Her close friendOscar Wildesuggested she try the stage, and Langtry embarked upon a theatrical career.[37]She first auditioned for an amateur production in theTwickenhamTown Hall on 19 November 1881. It was a comedy two-hander calledA Fair Encounter,withHenrietta Labouchèretaking the other role and coaching Langtry in her acting. Labouchère had been a professional actress before she met and married Liberal MPHenry Labouchère.Following favourable reviews of this first attempt at the stage, and with further coaching, Langtry made her debut before the London public, playing Kate Hardcastle inShe Stoops to Conquerat theWest End'sHaymarket Theatrein December 1881.[38]Critical opinion was mixed, but she was a success with the public. She next performed inOursat the same theatre. Although her affair with the Prince of Wales was over, he supported her new venture by attending several of her performances and helping attract an audience.[39]

Early in 1882, Langtry quit the production at the Haymarket and started her own company,[40]touring the UK with various plays. She was still under the tutelage of Henrietta Labouchère.[39]American impresarioHenry Abbeyarranged a tour in the United States for Langtry. She arrived in October 1882 to be met by the press and Oscar Wilde, who was in New York on a lecture tour. Her first appearance was eagerly anticipated, but the theatre burnt down the night before the opening; the show moved to another venue and opened the following week. Eventually, her production company started a coast-to-coast tour of the US, ending in May 1883 with a "fat profit." Before leaving New York, she had an acrimonious break with Henrietta Labouchère over Langtry's relationship withFrederick Gebhard,a wealthy young American.[41]Her first tour of the US (accompanied by Gebhard) was an enormous success, which she repeated in subsequent years. While the critics generally condemned her interpretations of roles such as Pauline inThe Lady of LyonsorRosalindinAs You Like It,the public loved her. After her return from New York in 1883, Langtry registered at theConservatoirein Paris for six weeks' intensive training to improve her acting technique.[42]

In 1889, she took on the part ofLady Macbethin Shakespeare'sMacbeth.In 1903, she starred in the US inThe Crossways,written by her in collaboration withJ. Hartley Manners,husband of actressLaurette Taylor.She returned to the US for tours in 1906 and again in 1912, appearing invaudeville.She last appeared on stage in America in 1917.[43]Later that year, she made her final appearance in the theatre in London.[39]

From 1900 to 1903, with financial support fromEdgar Israel Cohen,[44]Langtry became the lessee and manager of London'sImperial Theatre,opening on 21 April 1901, following an extensive refurbishment.[45]On the site of the theatre is now theWestminster Central Hall.In a film released in 1913 directed byEdwin S. Porter,Langtry starred oppositeSidney Masonin the role of Mrs Norton inHis Neighbor's Wifein what would be her only film appearance.[46][47]

Thoroughbred racing[edit]

For nearly a decade, from 1882 to 1891, Langtry had a relationship with an American, Frederick Gebhard, described as a young clubman, sportsman, horse owner, and admirer of feminine beauty, both on and off the stage. Gebhard's wealth was inherited; his maternal grandfatherThomas E. Daviswas one of the wealthiest New York real estate owners of the period. His paternal grandfather, Dutchman Frederick Gebhard, came to New York in 1800 and developed a mercantile business that expanded into banking and railroad stocks.[48]Gebhard's father died when he was 5 years old and his mother died when he was about 10. He and his sister, Isabelle, were raised by a guardian, paternal uncle William H Gebhard.[49]

With Gebhard, Langtry became involved inhorse racing.In 1885, she and Gebhard brought a stable of American horses to race in England. On 13 August 1888, Langtry and Gebhard travelled in her private carriage[50]attached to anErie Railroadexpress train bound for Chicago. Another railcar was transporting 17 of their horses when it derailed atShohola, Pennsylvania,at 1:40 am. Rolling down an 80-foot (24 m) embankment, it burst into flames.[51]One person died in the fire, along with Gebhard's champion runnerEoleand 14 racehorses belonging to him and Langtry. Two horses survived the wreck, including St. Saviour, full brother to Eole. He was named for St. Saviour's Church in Jersey. This was where Langtry's father had beenrectorand where she chose to be buried at her death.[52][53]Despite speculation, Langtry and Gebhard never married. In 1895, he married Lulu Morris ofBaltimore;they divorced in 1901.[54]In 1905 he married Marie Wilson; he died in 1910.[55]

Langtry buys Regal Lodge (situated in the village ofKentford,nearNewmarketin the English county ofSuffolk) from Baird's estate in 1893
Regal Lodge in 1899
Sale of Regal Lodge in 1919

In 1889, Langtry met "an eccentric young bachelor, with vast estates in Scotland, a large breeding stud, a racing stable, and more money than he knew what to do with": this wasGeorge Alexander Bairdor Squire Abington,[56]as he came to be known. He inherited wealth from his grandfather, who with seven of his sons, had developed and prospered from coal and iron workings.[57]Baird's father had died when he was a young boy, leaving him a fortune in trust. In addition, he inherited the estates of two wealthy uncles who had died childless.[58]

Langtry and Baird met at a racecourse when he gave her a betting tip and the stake money to place on the horse. The horse won and, at a later luncheon party, Baird also offered her the gift of a horse named Milford. She at first demurred, but others at the table advised her to accept, as this horse was a very fine prospect. The horse won several races under Langtry's colours; he was registered to "Mr Jersey" (women were excluded from registering horses at this time). Langtry became involved in a relationship with Baird, from 1891 until his death in March 1893.[5][59][60][61]

When Baird died, Langtry purchased two of his horses, Lady Rosebery and Studley Royal, at the estate dispersal sale. She moved her training to Sam Pickering's stables at Kentford House[62]and took Regal Lodge as a residence in the village ofKentford,nearNewmarket, Suffolk.The building is a short distance from Baird's original racehorse breeding establishment, which has since been renamedMeddler Stud.[63]

Langtry found mentors in CaptainJames Octavius Machell[64]and Joe Thompson, who provided guidance on all matters related to the turf. When her trainer Pickering failed to deliver results, she moved her expanded string of 20 horses to Fred Webb atExning.[65]In 1899, James Machell sold his Newmarket stables toColonel Harry Leslie Blundell McCalmont,a wealthy racehorse owner, who was Langtry's brother-in-law, having married Hugo de Bathe's sister Winifred in 1897. He was also related to Langtry's first husband, Edward, whose ship-owning grandfather George had married into theCounty AntrimCallwell family, being related in marriage to the McCalmonts.[66]

Told of a good horse for sale in Australia calledMerman,[67]she purchased it and had it shipped to England; such shipments were risky and she had a previous bad experience with a horse arriving injured (Maluma). Merman was regarded as one of the beststayers;he eventually went on to win the Lewes Handicap, theCesarewitch,Jockey Club Cup,Goodwood Stakes,Goodwood Cup,andAscot Gold Cup(withTod Sloanup).[68]Langtry later had a second Cesarewitch winner with Yentoi, and a third place with Raytoi. An imported horse from New Zealand called Uniform won the Lewes Handicap for her.[69]

Other trainers used by Langtry were Jack Robinson,[70]who trained at Foxhill in Wiltshire, and a very youngFred Darling,[71]whose first big success was Yentoi's 1908 Cesarewitch.[72]

Langtry owned a stud at Gazely, Newmarket. This venture was not a success. After a few years, she gave up attempts to breed blood-stock.[73]Langtry sold Regal Lodge and all her horse-racing interests in 1919 before she moved toMonaco.Regal Lodge had been her home for twenty-three years and received many celebrated guests, notably the Prince of Wales.[74]

In honour of her contributions to thoroughbred racing, since 2014 the GloriousGoodwoodmeeting has held theGroup 2Lillie Langtry Stakes.[75]

William Gladstone[edit]

During her stage career, she became friendly withWilliam Gladstone(1809–1898), who was thePrime Ministeron four occasions during the reign of Queen Victoria. In her memoirs, Langtry says that she first met Gladstone when she was posing for her portrait at Millais' studio. They were later friends and he became a mentor to her. He told her, "In your professional career, you will receive attacks, personal and critical, just and unjust. Bear them, never reply, and, above all, never rush into print to explain or defend yourself."[76]

In 1925, CaptainPeter Emmanuel Wrightpublished a book calledPortraits and Criticisms.In it, he claimed that Gladstone had numerous extramarital affairs, including one with Langtry. Gladstone's sonHerbert Gladstonewrote a letter calling Wright a liar, a coward and a fool; Wright sued him. During the trial, a telegram, sent by Langtry from Monte Carlo, was read out in court saying, "I strongly repudiate the slanderous accusations of Peter Wright." The jury found against Wright, saying that the "gist of the defendant's letter of 27 July was true" and that the evidence vindicated the high moral standards of the late Gladstone.[77][78]

American citizenship and divorce[edit]

In 1888, Langtry became a property owner in the United States when she and Frederick Gebhard purchased adjoining ranches inLake County, California.She established awinerywith an area of 4,200 acres (17 km2) inGuenoc Valley,producing red wine.[79]She sold it in 1906. Bearing the Langtry Farms name, the winery and vineyard are still in operation inMiddletown, California.[80]

During her travels in the United States, Langtry became anAmerican citizenand on 13 May 1897, divorced her husband Edward inLakeport, California.Her ownership of land in America was introduced in evidence at her divorce to help demonstrate to the judge that she was a citizen of the country.[81]In June of that year Edward Langtry issued a statement giving his side of the story, which was published in theNew York Journal.[82]

Edward died a few months later inChester Asylum,after being found by police in a demented condition atCrewe railway station.His death was probably the result of a brain haemorrhage after a fall during a steamer crossing from Belfast to Liverpool. He was buried inOverleigh Cemetery;a verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest.[83][84][85]A letter of condolence later written by Langtry to another widow reads in part, "I too have lost a husband, but alas! it was no great loss."[86]

Langtry continued to have involvement with her husband's Irish properties after his death. These were compulsorily purchased from her in 1928 under theNorthern Ireland Land Act,1925. This was passed after thePartition of Ireland,with the purpose of transferring certain lands from owners to tenants.[87][88]

Hugo Gerald de Bathe[edit]

After the divorce from her husband, Langtry was linked in the popular press toPrince Paul Esterhazy[de];they shared time together and both had an interest in horse-racing.[89]However, in 1899, she married 28-year-old Hugo Gerald de Bathe (1871–1940), son ofSir Henry de Bathe, 4th Baronet,and Charlotte Clare. Hugo's parents had initially not married, because of objections from the de Bathe family. They lived together and seven of their children were born out of wedlock. They married after the death of Sir Henry's father in 1870, and Hugo was their first son born in wedlock – making him heir to the baronetcy.[90]

HollandsfieldinChichester,England

The wedding between Langtry and de Bathe took place in St Saviour's Church, Jersey, on 27 July 1899,[91]with Jeanne Marie Langtry being the only other person present, apart from the officials. This was the same day that Langtry's horse Merman won theGoodwood Cup.In December 1899, de Bathe volunteered to join the British forces in theBoer War.He was assigned to the Robert's Horse Mounted brigade as a lieutenant. In 1907, Hugo's father died; he became the 5th Baronet, and Langtry became Lady de Bathe.[92]

Langtry as Lady de Bathe, circa 1915

When Hugo de Bathe became the 5th Baronet, he inherited properties in Sussex, Devon and Ireland; those in Sussex were in the hamlet of West Stoke near Chichester. These were Woodend, with 17 bedrooms and set in 71 acres; Hollandsfield, with 10 bedrooms and set in 52 acres; and Balsom's Farm of 206 acres. Woodend was retained as the de Bathe residence whilst the smaller Hollandsfield was let.[93]Today the buildings retain their period appearance, but modifications and additions have been made, and the complex is now multi-occupancy. One of the houses on the site is named Langtry and another Hardy. The de Bathe properties were all sold in 1919, the same year Lady de Bathe sold Regal Lodge.[94]

Final days[edit]

During her final years, Langtry, as Lady de Bathe, resided inMonacowhilst her husband, Sir Hugo de Bathe, lived inVence,Alpes Maritimes.[95]The two saw one another at social gatherings or in brief private encounters. DuringWorld War I,Hugo de Bathe was an ambulance driver for the French Red Cross.[96][97]

Lillie Langtry's grave inSaint Saviour, Jersey

Langtry's closest companion during her time in Monaco was her friend Mathilde Marie Peat. Peat was at Langtry's side during the final days of her life as she was dying ofpneumoniain Monte Carlo. Langtry left Peat £10,000, the Monaco property known as Villa le Lys, clothes, and her motor car.[98]

Langtry died in Monaco at dawn on 12 February 1929. She had asked to be buried in her parents' tomb at St. Saviour's Church in Jersey. Blizzards delayed the journey, but her body was taken to St Malo and across to Jersey on 22 February aboard the steamerSaint Brieuc.Her coffin lay in St Saviour's overnight surrounded by flowers, and she was buried on the afternoon of 23 February.[99]

Bequests[edit]

In her will, Langtry left £2,000 to a young man of whom she had become fond in later life, named Charles Louis D'Albani; the son of a Newmarket solicitor, he was born in about 1891. She also left £1,000 to A. T. Bulkeley Gavin of 5 Berkeley Square, London, a physician and surgeon who treated wealthy patients. In 1911 he had been engaged to authorKatherine Cecil Thurston,who died before they could marry; she had already changed her will in favour of Bulkeley Gavin.[100]

Cultural influence and portrayals[edit]

Langtry used her high public profile to endorse commercial products such as cosmetics and soap—an early example of celebrity endorsement.[1]She used her famous ivory complexion to generate income, being the first woman to endorse a commercial product when she began advertisingPears Soapin 1882.[101]Theaesthetic movementin England became directly involved in advertising, and Pears (under advertising pioneerThomas J. Barratt) recruited Langtry—who had been painted by aesthete artists—to promote their products, which included putting her "signature" on the advertisements.[102][103]

Caricature of Langtry, fromPunch,Christmas 1890: The soap box on which she sits reflects her endorsements of cosmetics and soaps.

In the 1944 Universal filmThe Scarlet Claw,Lillian Gentry, the first murder victim, wife of Lord William Penrose and former actress, is an oblique reference to Langtry.[104]

Langtry has been portrayed in two films.Lilian Bondplayed her inThe Westerner(1940), andAva GardnerinThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972). Bean was played byWalter Brennanin the former, and byPaul Newmanin the latter film.[104]

In 1978, Langtry's story was dramatised byLondon Weekend Televisionand produced asLillie,starringFrancesca Annisin the title role (Annis received theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actress). Annis previously played Langtry in two episodes ofATV'sEdward the Seventh.Jenny Seagroveplayed her in the 1991 television filmIncident at Victoria Falls.[104]

Langtry is a featured character in the fictionalThe Flashman Papersnovels ofGeorge MacDonald Fraser,in which she is noted as a former lover of arch-cadHarry Flashman,who, nonetheless, describes her as one of his few true loves.[105]

Langtry is suggested as an inspiration forIrene Adler,a character in theSherlock Holmesfiction ofSir Arthur Conan Doyle.[106]In "A Scandal in Bohemia",Adler bests Holmes, perhaps the only woman to do so.

Langtry is used as a touchstone for old-fashioned manners in Preston Sturges's comedyThe Lady Eve(1941), in a scene where a corpulent woman drops a handkerchief on the floor and the hero ignores it. Jean (Barbara Stanwyck) begins to describe, comment, and anticipate the events that we see reflected in her hand mirror: "The dropped kerchief! That hasn't been used since Lillie Langtry... you'll have to pick it up yourself, madam... it's a shame, but he doesn't care for the flesh, he'll never see it."[107]

Lillie Langtry is the inspiration forThe Who's 1967 hit single "Pictures of Lily",as mentioned inPete Townshend's 2012 memoirWho I Am.[108]Dixie Carterportrays Langtry as a "songbird" and Brady Hawkes' love interest inKenny Rogers' 1994Gambler V: Playing for Keeps,the last of the Gambler series for CBS that started in 1980. Langtry is depicted as a singer, not an actress, and Dixie Carter's costuming appears closer to Mae West than anything Langtry ever wore.[109]

InThe Simpsons1994 episode "Burns' Heir",the auditions are held in the Lillie Langtry Theater on Burns' estate.[110]

Langtry is a featured character in the playSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lilyby Katie Forgette. In this work, she is blackmailed over her past relationship with the Prince of Wales, with intimate letters as proof. She and Oscar Wilde employSherlock Holmesand Dr. Watson to investigate the matter.[111]

Places connected with Lillie Langtry[edit]

Langtry's former home, 21Pont Street,Chelsea, London
Commemorativeblue plaqueat the Pont Street address

Residences and historical namesakes[edit]

When first married (1874), Edward and Lillie Langtry had a property called Cliffe Lodge inSouthampton,Hampshire.[112]Langtry lived at 21Pont Street,London, from 1890 to 1897, and had with her eight servants at the 1891 census.[5]Although from 1895 the building was operated as the Cadogan Hotel, she would stay in her former bedroom there. Ablue plaque(which erroneously states that she was born in 1852) on the hotel commemorates this, and the hotel's restaurant is named 'Langtry's' in her honour.[113]

A short walk from Pont Street was a house at number 2 Cadogan Place where she lived in 1899.[114]From 1886 to 1894, she owned a house in Manhattan at 362 West 23rd Street, a gift from Frederick Gebhard.[115]

Langtry's London address from 1916 until at least 1920 was Cornwall Lodge, Allsop Place,Regent's Park.She gave this address when sailing on the linerSt Paulacross the Atlantic in August 1916,[116]and the 1920 London electoral register has de Bathe, Emilie Charlotte (Lady), listed at the same address.[117]A letter sold at auction in 2014 from Langtry to Dr. Harvey dated 1918 is also headed with this address.[118]Langtry was a cousin of local politician Philip Le Breton, pioneer for the preservation of Hampstead Heath, whose wife wasAnna Letitia Aikin.[119][120]

There are two bars in New York City devoted to the memory of Lillie Langtry, operating under the title Lillie's Victorian Establishment.[121] Judge Roy Beannamed the saloon, in Pecos, Texas, The Jersey Lily, which also served as the judge's courthouse, for her, inLangtry, Texas(named after the unrelated engineer George Langtry).[122]

Spurious associations[edit]

Bournemouth[edit]

In 1938 the new owners of theRed Houseat 26 Derby Road,Bournemouth,which had been built in 1877 by the widowed women's rights campaigner and temperance activistEmily Langton Langton,converted the large house into a hotel, the Manor Heath Hotel, and advertised it as having been built for Lillie Langtry by the Prince of Wales, believing that the inscription 'E.L.L. 1877' in one of the rooms related to Lillie Langtry. A plaque was later placed on the hotel by Bournemouth Council repeating the assertion, and in the late 1970s the hotel was renamedLangtry Manor.However, despite the hotel's claims and local legend, no actual association between Langtry and the house ever existed and the Prince never visited it.[123]

South Hampstead[edit]

On 2 April 1965[124][125]theEvening Standardreported an interview with Electra Yaras (born c. 1922),[126]leaseholder and resident of Leighton House, 103 Alexandra Road,South Hampstead,[125]who claimed in the interview that Langtry had lived in the house and regularly entertained the Prince of Wales there.[124]Yaras claimed that she herself had been visited in the house several times by Langtry's ghost.[126][124]

On 11 April 1971[125]The Hampstead Newssaid that the house had been built for Langtry byLord Leighton.[126]These claims by Yaras and later byThe Hampstead Newswere made in order to suggest an historical importance for the house and support its preservation from the demolition which had been originally ordered in 1965 and revived in 1971.[126][124][125]The claims were supported in 1971 by actressAdrienne Corri,who lived nearby[125]and signed a petition,[127]and were publicised inThe Timeson 8 October 1971[125][126]andThe Daily Telegraphon 9 October 1971.[125][127]They were given further publicity byAnita Lesliein 1973 in a book on theMarlborough House set.[128]

The house was nevertheless demolished in 1971 to make way for theAlexandra Road Estate.[127][125][126]

In 2021, published research revealed that the house had been built in the 1860s by Samuel Litchfield and was likely named after his wife's birthplace ofLeighton Buzzard.[126][125]Lengthy research into local records by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms revealed no connection whatever with Langtry.[127][126]

The persistence of the myth, propounded in a time when stories about the royal family were easy to publicise and received no critical or substantiating research,[126]resulted in Langtry's name still being in use in some place names and locales in theSouth Hampsteadarea.[125][127][126]These include Langtry Road offKilburn Priory;Langtry Walk in the Alexandra Road Estate; and the Lillie Langtry pub at 121Abbey Road(defunct since late 2022),[129]built in 1969 to replace The Princess of Wales hotel, and briefly called The Cricketers from 2007 to 2011.[130]The mythologizing also includes The Lillie Langtry pub at 19Lillie RoadinFulham– the road actually took its name from local landownerJohn Scott Lillie.[131]

Steam yachtWhite Ladye[edit]

TheWhite Ladye

Langtry owned a luxury steam auxiliary yacht calledWhite Ladyefrom 1891 to 1897. The yacht was built in 1891 for Lord Asburton by Ramage & Ferguson ofLeith,Scotland, from a design by W. C. Storey. She had three masts, was 204 feet in length and 27 feet in breadth and was powered by a 142 hp steam engine. She had originally been namedLadye Mabel.[132]

In 1893,Ogden Goeletleased the vessel from Langtry and used it until his death in 1897.[133]Langtry put theWhite Ladyeup for auction in November 1897 at the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, London. It was sold to Scottish entrepreneurJohn Lawson Johnston,the creator ofBovril.[134]He owned it until his death on board in 1900.[135]From 1902 to 1903, the yacht was recorded in theLloyd's Yacht Registeras being owned by shipbuilderWilliam Cresswell Gray,Tunstall Manor, West Hartlepool, and remained so until 1915. Following this the Lloyd's Register records that she became adapted as French trawlerLa Champagnebased inFécamp,northwest France; she was broken up in 1935.[136]

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  • Langtry, Emilie Charlotte.The life of Mrs. Langtry, the Jersey Lily, and queen of the stage,1882. Pinder & Howes Leeds[137]
  • Langtry, Lillie.All at Sea(novel) 1909.[138]
  • All at Sea, Langtry's only novel
    All at Sea,Langtry's only novel

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