In 1911, he starred in the title role in Preserving Mr. Panmure.[2] He then starred as Baron Dauvray in The Girl in the Taxi (1912). He toured the United States in 1901 and 1903, in the latter year appearing in The Man from Blankley's at the Criterion Theatre in New York with Charles Hawtrey, and also appearing there as Bernard Mandeville in Letty in 1904.[1]
During World War I he appeared in a series of hit revues. In 1914, he played in the successful The Passing Show at the Palace Theatre, London,[3] followed the next year by Bric-a-Brac[4] and in 1916 in Vanity Fair, both at the Palace.[5] He appeared in the silent filmJudged by Appearances in 1916.[6] In 1917, he appeared in another successful revue, Bubbly, at the Comedy Theatre, London,[7] followed, in 1918–19, by another hit, Tails Up, at the same theatre.[8]
Playfair married the actress Lena AshwellOBE in 1896; he began divorce proceedings in 1903 following her adultery with Robert Taber, the former husband of actress Julia Marlowe. Playfair and Ashwell finally divorced in 1908, the divorce proceedings revealing that he also committed adultery and domestic violence, was an alcoholic and passed on venereal disease to his wife.[9][10] He was the cousin of the actor Nigel Playfair.
Playfair died aged 48 in 1918 in Brighton, England.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Arthur Playfair, Actor, Dead". The New York Times, 29 August 1918, accessed 6 February 2011
arthur, playfair, arthur, wyndham, playfair, october, 1869, august, 1918, english, actor, singer, beginning, victorian, burlesque, comic, operas, playfair, became, known, roles, edwardian, musical, comedy, later, musical, revues, 1915biography, editplayfair, b. Arthur Wyndham Playfair 20 October 1869 28 August 1918 was an English actor and singer Beginning in Victorian burlesque and comic operas Playfair became known for his roles in Edwardian musical comedy and later in musical revues Arthur Playfair in 1915Biography editPlayfair was born in Ellichpur India He first appeared on the London stage in December 1887 1 He went on to create roles in the Victorian burlesque Cinder Ellen up too Late 1891 the comic opera The Mountebanks 1892 by Alfred Cellier and W S Gilbert as Sir Reddan Tapeleigh with Jessie Bond in the musical comedy Go Bang 1894 by Adrian Ross and F Osmond Carr and the comic opera His Excellency 1895 by Gilbert and Carr He created the role of Butler in The Man from Blankley s 1903 at the Prince of Wales Theatre reprising the role in the 1906 revival at the Haymarket Theatre to much success 1 nbsp Arthur Playfair Robert Averell Yvonne Arnaud and Alec Fraser in the original production of The Girl in the Taxi 1912 In 1911 he starred in the title role in Preserving Mr Panmure 2 He then starred as Baron Dauvray in The Girl in the Taxi 1912 He toured the United States in 1901 and 1903 in the latter year appearing in The Man from Blankley s at the Criterion Theatre in New York with Charles Hawtrey and also appearing there as Bernard Mandeville in Letty in 1904 1 During World War I he appeared in a series of hit revues In 1914 he played in the successful The Passing Show at the Palace Theatre London 3 followed the next year by Bric a Brac 4 and in 1916 in Vanity Fair both at the Palace 5 He appeared in the silent film Judged by Appearances in 1916 6 In 1917 he appeared in another successful revue Bubbly at the Comedy Theatre London 7 followed in 1918 19 by another hit Tails Up at the same theatre 8 Playfair married the actress Lena Ashwell OBE in 1896 he began divorce proceedings in 1903 following her adultery with Robert Taber the former husband of actress Julia Marlowe Playfair and Ashwell finally divorced in 1908 the divorce proceedings revealing that he also committed adultery and domestic violence was an alcoholic and passed on venereal disease to his wife 9 10 He was the cousin of the actor Nigel Playfair Playfair died aged 48 in 1918 in Brighton England 1 References edit a b c d Arthur Playfair Actor Dead The New York Times 29 August 1918 accessed 6 February 2011 Punch magazine 1 February 1911 The Passing Show GuidetoMusicalTheatre com accessed 6 February 2011 Bric a Brac GuidetoMusicalTheatre com accessed 6 February 2011 Vanity Fair GuidetoMusicalTheatre com accessed 6 February 2011 Arthur Playfair Internet Movie Database Bubbly GuidetoMusicalTheatre com accessed 6 February 2011 Tails Up GuidetoMusicalTheatre com accessed 6 February 2011 Arthur Playfair Seeks Divorce Actor Involves Robert Taber Former Husband of Julia Marlowe The New York Times 13 September 1903 Broadbent Lizzie 25 May 2021 Lena Ashwell 1869 1957 Women Who Meant Business Archived from the original on 25 May 2021 Retrieved 27 May 2021 External links editPlayfair in the National Portrait Gallery Collection Reviews of Playfair at the Footlight Notes site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Playfair amp oldid 1153816924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
