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Jane-as Juliet

Jane Asher - as Bristol and America will see her playing Juliet, one of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for a young actress. Jane, seen here with Madge Ryan as the nurse,is partnered by 25-year-old Bristol Old Vic actor Gawn Grainger.

It is her first Shakespearian part for the Bristol Old Vic, whose producion of Romeo and Juliet— which opens a four-week run at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, tonight-is one of three productions being taken on a 20-week tour of Canada and the United States in the New Year. Western daily press, november 9th 1966. 🌸

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Donyale's story was really sad. it's too bad she didn't feel that just being black was good enough. funny you said black ppl of that time period were delusional. i've heard some say the same about marsha huntand how she calls herself "melaninaign" instead of just black.

Yes, Donyale was delusional because the modeling world was very racist. European features and pale skin were trendy, especially if they were foreign, like Swedish or French. Donyale told multiple photographers she was Spanish, Italian and etc, so they would photograph her. In the end, photographers knew she wasn't mixed and still wanted to photograph her anyway. She was the first black supermodel. No one would ever let her forget she was black, even when she was saying her real name was Donyale when actually it was Peggy.

Isn't Melanin the same as saying black, tho? Marsha never denied her background or her race. Actually, she was the FACE of Black is Beautiful starting in 1968. She conquered England just like Donyale did. Marsha had a tough time with press after having Karis (they noticed she was mixed close to fair skinned in her early years of age) so often she would get harassed by people about who the father was. Marsha stuck her ground and didn't have to prove she was black. She wore a huge afro.

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2014 - Lee Starkey, Flora Evans, Sharna Liguz and Rosemary Ferguson,unknown further details, from Sharna's instagram.

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“The Sea Fairies” ~ 1920 ~ written by L. Frank Baum ~ illustrated by John Rea Neill (American, 1877-1943)

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I will check cause I think I have this scan somewhere.

Ophelia

Little by little I found more information about Jane’s 1977 Opehlia play.

Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.

Ophelia was written by C. P. Taylor and was directed by Nicholas Kent and the costume designer and theatre set was by Poppy Mitchell.

Acting alonside Jane there was, as far as I know, Moira Redmond (and some male actors, including one playing the role of Hamlet).

The production was by either (or both) the National Theatre and the Oxford Playhouse, and they toured for some UK cities, performing at the Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, U.K. (1977), Twyford, Hampshire (1977), Cottlestoe Theatre (15th October – ? 1977), and The Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton (15th – 19th November 1977).

Here there is the scan of this article (including a pic of Jane, but you have to pay to get it larger! I mean, the site says that there is a free trial but in order to register you have to add your credit card number…).

And here a pdf of another newspaper with a picture of the play (last page) and some of the info posted here (I’ve saved the pic and now I’m trying to resize it).

Further information and pics, of this play and any other, is always welcomed!

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the Goddess Bastet in Her form of sacred cat playing with Her kitten; detail of a bronze statuette; 664-332 BCE. Now in the Louvre Museum…

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Stevie Nicks by Bob West, 1977

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Marsha Hunt photographed by Lester Loan, circa 1978.

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Catherine James modelling, c. 1970s

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Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, France

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Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire

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Marianne Faithfull at a press conference Mick Jagger gave in Soho after both he and Keith Moon had been freed from drug charge jail terms by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Parker and the Law Courts. 1st July 1967.

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Various childhood photos of Alice Ormsby Gore published on the October 1997 issue of Italian Vogue, featuring an interview with Lady Amanda Harlech by Carlo Ducci.

Little Alice in the 1950s, probably.

Alice posing besides the painting of her ancestor, Mary Jane Ormsby Gore, matriarch of the Harlech clan. October 1961.

L-R: Alice, Victoria, Sir David, Sissie, Julian at their family home Woodhill Estate (Shropshire, West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales) c. 1963/1964.

Photos and information from the Alice Ormsby Gore Archives Instagram and Facebook group.

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New! Laurence Harvey (left) talks to Jane Asher and Moira Redmond (right) during rehearsals for “ A Winter’s Tale,” whieh is to be presented at the Edinburgh International Festival this year by the Pop Theatre Company. The scotsman, wednesday, august 17th 1966.❤️