May Fortescue, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMay Fortescue
British actress and singer
Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1862
Date of Death: 02-Sep-1950
Profession: opera singer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About May Fortescue
- May Fortescue (9 February 1859 – 2 September 1950) was an actress, singer and actor-manager of the Victorian era and a protégée of playwright W.
- S.
- Gilbert.
- She was a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1881 to 1883, when she left the company following her engagement to a nobleman, young Arthur William Cairns, Lord Garmoyle (later the 2nd Earl Cairns).
- Cairns soon broke off the engagement under pressure from his friends, and Fortescue returned to the stage in leading roles. With the £10,000 that she received in her breach of promise lawsuit, Fortescue started her own touring theatre company, often performing the plays of W.
- S.
- Gilbert.
- Coincidentally, Gilbert visited Fortescue on the day he died.
- Her acting career continued until 1926.
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