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Actress Nelly Hutin Britton was born on 24th April 1876 in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Famous for her Shakespearean roles, she debuted in 1901 in 'Henry V.' She also played Hero in 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1903), Ophelia in 'Hamlet' (1909), Lady Elizabeth in 'Richard III' (1909) and Lady Macbeth at Stratford (1911). In 1903 she married famous actor Matheson Lang, and thereafter they appeared together frequently on stage and later on film. In 1906 she played Arganthael in 'Tristram and Iseult' at the Adelphi Theatre, with Lang as Tristram. Britton and Lang subsequently formed their own company, which toured India, South Africa and Australia from 1910-13 performing Shakespeare. Her roles included Katherine in 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice,' Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet,' as well as reprising the roles of Ophelia and Lady Macbeth. She also appeared with Lang in 'Mr Wu,' which became his signature role. In 1916 they appeared together in a silent film of 'The Merchant of Venice' in which she once again played Portia. She also joined her husband in the film 'The Wandering Jew' (1923) playing the part of Judith. After a four-year illness and a temporary retirement, she returned to the Old Vic stage in 1923 for the Shakespeare Birthday Festival and the following year as Volumnia in 'Coriolanus,' and continued to act until she retired in 1936. In 1940 the Langs were staying with their old friend Dornford Yates and his wife at their house near Pau in France when France surrendered, and they had to escape from the advancing Germans through Spain to Portugal. In later life she sat on the governing board of the Old Vic Theatre. She died on 3rd September 1965 aged 89. These promotional shots were probably taken for the Inverness performance of 'The Wandering Jew' in October 1936, which played to a packed house for several days at the Empire Theatre.
Reference: 29107a
Actress Nelly Hutin Britton wa...
Captain Ernest Edmund (Ted) Fresson OBE, (1891-1963). Fresson formed Highland Airways Limited in 1933. He is standing before his Monospar ST4 at RAF Turnhouse Aerodrome, Edinburgh in April 1933, before returning to Inverness. The Monospar was registered G-ACEW and was named 'Inverness.' It was built in 1933 and destroyed in a fire at Croydon in 1937.
Reference: 937
Captain Ernest Edmund (Ted) Fr...
MacLeod's Special Scotch Whisky. A perfect blend of choice selected whisky blended in Scotland. 66 proof. Blended, bottled and guaranteed by Greenhill, MacLeod & Co., Inverness & London. *
Reference: 43002c
MacLeod's Special Scotch W...
MacLeod's Special Scotch Whisky. A perfect blend of choice selected whisky blended in Scotland. 66 proof. Blended, bottled and guaranteed by Greenhill, MacLeod & Co., Inverness & London. *
Reference: 43002b
MacLeod's Special Scotch W...
MacLeod's Special Scotch Whisky. A perfect blend of choice selected whisky blended in Scotland. 66 proof. Blended, bottled and guaranteed by Greenhill, MacLeod & Co., Inverness & London. *
Reference: 43002a
MacLeod's Special Scotch W...
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) with Colin, Lorne, Duncan, Dodo and Ishbel. Jessie was a stage actress (see 26822b - the 1927 production of 'The Geisha'). Her husband was Colin Macleod. This family portrait was taken c1925. The boy Colin Macleod served during WWII in the Royal Navy. After being de-mobbed in 1946, he joined the merchant navy, where he rose to the rank of captain. During the early 1960s, he left the service and became Harbour Master at Inverness. He held this position for several years before re-joining the merchant navy. Lorne Macleod became a dentist and had his own practice in Huntly Street until he emigrated to Australia in 1967. Duncan Macleod also became a dentist with a practice in Boness and later Edinburgh. Donald 'Dodo' Macleod remained in Inverness and played football in his younger days for Inverness Thistle Football Club. Information kindly provided by Jessie's grandson Duncan Phillips.
Reference: 26575b
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) wi...
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) with Colin, Lorne, Duncan, Dodo and Ishbel. Jessie was a stage actress (see 26822b - the 1927 production of 'The Geisha'). Her husband was Colin Macleod. This family portrait was taken c1925. The boy Colin Macleod served during WWII in the Royal Navy. After being de-mobbed in 1946, he joined the merchant navy, where he rose to the rank of captain. During the early 1960s, he left the service and became Harbour Master at Inverness. He held this position for several years before re-joining the merchant navy. Lorne Macleod became a dentist and had his own practice in Huntly Street until he emigrated to Australia in 1967. Duncan Macleod also became a dentist with a practice in Boness and later Edinburgh. Donald 'Dodo' Macleod remained in Inverness and played football in his younger days for Inverness Thistle Football Club. Information kindly provided by Jessie's grandson Duncan Phillips.
Reference: 26575a
Jessie Macleod (nee Macrae) wi...
Joan Clark, November 1927. Instructions on envelope note: 'Block out shadows and introduce a seascape background.' (See also image 26571c).
Reference: 26571d
Joan Clark, November 1927. Ins...
Captioned 'April Showers,' possibly from a theatre production. #
Reference: 29589a
Captioned 'April Showers,&...
Captioned 'April Showers,' possibly from a theatre production. #
Reference: 29589b
Captioned 'April Showers,&...
Captioned 'April Showers,' possibly from a theatre production. #
Reference: 29589c
Captioned 'April Showers,&...
Captioned 'April Showers,' possibly from a theatre production. #
Reference: 29589d
Captioned 'April Showers,&...