Stage & Screen
STIRLING
(Mary Anne (Fanny), née Kehl, 1815-1895, Actress under the Stage Name of Fanny Stirling)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Fanny Stirling' to 'My dear Mr. Jackson',
saying he has only to give the enclosed card as you go in - tho', if there are Stalls to spare I would advise your taking them instead of a box... this is a piece full of decoration & stage business & so on instead of acting. I am very lame indeed... anything but 'Genial' too after acting & fear your friends would hate 'Mrs. Stirling' even more than Mrs. Stirling hates the 'Duchesse' but - we'll see, 4 sides, Duchess Street, Portland Place, W., no date, c.
Item Date: 1870
Background
Mary Ann Kehl married the actor Edward Stirling or Lambert, 1809-1894, toured the provinces with great success, and came to the West End at the Adelphi. In 1894 she married Sir Charles Hutton Gregory. She was an English actress renowned for her comedy roles in a career for over fifty years.
a little original smudging and offset
Stock No. 13353