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Autograph request

Lettercard sent by Bray to (Cigarette card featuring Madge Temple) on 30th September 1903 requesting her autograph.

Madge Temple (1875/80-1943), was an English actress, vocalist and music hall comedienne

Miss Temple made her first appearance in pantomime at the Lyric Theatre, Ealing, West London, at Christmas, 1900. She subsequently toured in a production of Leslie Stuart’s musical comedy, Florodora and other similar pieces before making an appearance on the variety stage for the first time, at the London Coliseum on 18 December 1905. After that, she made successful tours of music hall circuits, with such songs as ‘Come, Be My Rainbow,’ ‘He’s a Very Old Friend of Mine’ and ‘I’m Looking for Mr Wright.’

In private life, Madge Temple was married to Herman Darewski, a prolific and successful composer of popular songs, and died in Sheffield on 8 December 1943.

Source: https://footlightnotes.wordpress.com/tag/madge-temple/

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