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PHOTO POSTCARD OF GAIETY GIRL OLIVE MAY WHO TWICE MARRIED INTO THE BRITISH PEERAGE. by May, Olive, Countess of Drogheda. (1886-1947). A Gaiety Girl who twice married into the British peerage - [1910s]:

by May, Olive, Countess of Drogheda. (1886-1947). A Gaiety Girl who twice married into the British peerage

PHOTO POSTCARD OF GAIETY GIRL OLIVE MAY WHO TWICE MARRIED INTO THE BRITISH PEERAGE. by May, Olive, Countess of Drogheda. (1886-1947). A Gaiety Girl who twice married into the British peerage - [1910s]:

PHOTO POSTCARD OF GAIETY GIRL OLIVE MAY WHO TWICE MARRIED INTO THE BRITISH PEERAGE.

by May, Olive, Countess of Drogheda. (1886-1947). A Gaiety Girl who twice married into the British peerage

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Circa [1910s]:, [1910s]:. Very good. - Black-and-white photo postcard, 5-1/4 inches high by 3-5/8 inches wide, with "Miss Olive May printed along the bottom edge. Boldly signed "Olive May". Very good.

Olive May is depicted at full length against a country background. She is wearing a long flowing dress with a fur cape draped over her shoulders.

Olive May [1886-1947] was a Gaiety Girl who twice married into the British peerage. Though a popular actor, she retired from the stage in 1912, marrying Sir Victor Paget the following year. During the first World War she served as a Red Cross nurse for Britain. She divorced Sir Victor in 1921, marrying the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1922.

  • Bookseller Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Very good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Circa [1910s]:
  • Date Published [1910s]:
  • Keywords THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; GAIETY GIRL; OLIVE MAY; LADY VICTOR PAGET; COUNTESS OF DROGHEDA; BRITISH PEERAGE; SIGNED PHOTO POSTCARD; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.