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American actress wins London court case over theatre feud
Fay Marbe sued Daly's Theater Ltd and won 15500 for damage to her professional reputation and libel after a dress rehearsal feud with Ivy Tresmand over the lead in Yvonne. The case exposed temperamental stage politics, with Marbe praised by English peers and finding multiple rival offers after the verdict.
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Fay Marbe
Yvonne
Daly’s
Ivy Tresmand
Reding
King’s Bench
James White
Tresmond
Miss Fay Marbe
Mr White
Miss Marlee
Reading
Patrick Hastings
England
Broadway
Miss Marbe
George Edwardes
Daly’s Theater, Ltd
States
London
Mr. White
Tresmand
Miss Tresmand
White
Lolotte
Paris
Miss Tresmond
Sir Patrick
East
Ivy Tresmond
Roland Pertwee
Pertwee
America
Lyn Harding
Daly’ S Theater
Daly
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