omeo and Juliet
“These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder
Which, as they kiss, consume”
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been a popular choice for artists. It has also been transposed into other settings such as the film West Side Story showing the New York street gangs of the late 1950s.
In April 1906 a musical called The Belle of Mayfair opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. This was also based on Romeo and Juliet in the current time, Romeo being played by the renowned actor Farren Souter. On opening Edna May took the role of Juliet but after a few months she stormed out of the production.
16 year old Phyllis Dare, studying in Brussels, was summoned to London to take over the role.
With much trepidation she returned to the stage and was greatly supported by her fellow actors and the audiences. In December she moved to pantomime and the role of Juliet was assumed by actress Billie Burke until it closed in April 1907.
It would seem that the play was as turbulent as the tragedy.
Lizanne lost in a good book 
I have a postcard of Phyllis Dare sent by my great aunt in about 1908 but have never seen Phyllis when she was so young. Very interesting – thankyou. I love your first painting – so romantic.
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There’s another photo of young Phyllis Dare at the bottom of my Pinterest page https://uk.pinterest.com/somerville66/edwardian-actors-actresses/
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What a great collection. Mine are here http://www.writingafamilyhistory.com/postcards-for-miss-smith.html
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I love your cards. Douglas Isle of Man remind me of many rough trips we have made across the Irish Sea! I have written about investigating my postcards on my other blog http://somerville66.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/texting-in-old-post-cards.html
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What a fascinating story. So interesting and what a great blog. I’ve bookmarked it to read more later. Thankyou.
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I’ve not been following your a to z challenge but found myself here through Lost in the Past. Really enjoyed this.
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