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Cartoon, Lord Cairns and Miss Fortescue
Cartoon, Lord Cairns to Miss Fortescue -- Delighted, my dear, that my son has shown such good taste! May Fortescue (1859-1950) was an actress, singer and actor-manager, at this time appearing with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company. She had just become engaged to Arthur William Cairns, Lord Garmoyle, son of Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885), who previously served as Lord Chancellor (hence the wig).
1883
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1883 Arthur Bryan Cairns Carte Chancellor Choice Conservative Doyly Engaged Engagement Entracte Feather Fortescue Fringe Gilbert Hugh Judge Legal Manager Mccalmont Narrow Opera Oyly Peer Performer Savoy Singer Sullivan Thin Tory Waist Miss
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This cartoon from the 1880s depicts the moment when Lord Cairns, the former Lord Chancellor of England, expresses his delight upon learning that his son, Arthur William Cairns, Lord Garmoyle, has become engaged to the talented Miss Fortescue. The actress, singer, and actor-manager, whose real name was Agnes Mary Cooper, was a rising star in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the time, gracing the stages of the Savoy Theatre in productions of Gilbert and Sullivan's most beloved works. Miss Fortescue, with her pretty features, narrow waist, and elegant fringe, holds a fan adorned with feathers, while Lord Cairns, dressed in the traditional robes and wig of a judge, beams with pride. The cartoonist, Bryan, captures the essence of the Victorian era with a touch of humor, as Lord Cairns' excitement is conveyed through exaggerated body language and a speech bubble declaring his approval of his son's 'choice' in a 'pretty woman.' The engagement between Miss Fortescue and Lord Garmoyle marked a notable union between the worlds of performance and politics. Lord Cairns, a prominent Conservative and Tory peer, had previously served as Lord Chancellor, one of the highest-ranking positions in the British government. The union of the elegant and talented Miss Fortescue and the distinguished Lord Cairns underscores the social and cultural intricacies of the Victorian era, where art, politics, and society intertwined in fascinating ways.
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