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143:(25 December 1879 – 8 January 1967) was a British stage, radio, television and film actress. In theatre and film roles she often played upper-class ladies of the gentry, with a career spanning over six decades. She was particularly known for her Shakespearian roles, having debuted in 1895. At the turn of the century she joined
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She was born Clara Maud Hertz in
Greater London in 1879, of apparently Jewish descent and later used the stage name Margaret Halstan. Her parents were Henry Anthony Hertz and his wife Elizabeth Maud.
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Before becoming a professional actor, Halstan performed as an amateur with the
Strolling Players and the Bancroft Amateur Dramatic Society. She performed in a show titled
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The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1910–1919: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1900–1909: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The London Stage 1890–1899: A Calendar of
Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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on 1 December 1894. Halstan made her first professional stage appearance at the
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1737:(2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 13, 20, 137, 454, 568.
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Who's Who in the
Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage
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1641:(2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 42, 395, 410, 541.
1210:(ninth ed.). New York: Pitman Publishing Company. p. 744.
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1699:(2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 129, 177, 178.
1485:(2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 36, 123, 453.
1240:"Margaret Halston: Beautiful Shakespearian Actress and Film Star"
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Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins
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The Dawn of the Drone: From the Back-Room Boys of World War One
1669:(2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 67, 140.
1409:"Oscar Wilde's famous story 'LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME'"
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Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, Volume 63
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1253:– via cabinetcardgallery.com.
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1368:The Royal Magazine, Volume 12
779:His Majesty's Theatre, London
1352:The Royal Magazine, Volume 7
1116:The Black Sheep of Whitehall
792:The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
753:31 August – 24 October 1931
588:Queen’s Theatre, Manchester
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192:Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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1665:Wearing, J. P. (2014).
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1413:BBC Genome: Radio Times
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1460:Ten Years 1899 to 1909
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770:The Admirable Crichton
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649:Duke of York's Theatre
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402:The Rights of the Soul
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1597:. London: The Stage.
1546:. London: The Stage.
1529:. London: The Stage.
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168:Beethoven's Romance
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1048:The Beggar Student
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962:A Bunch of Violets
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622:The House of Peril
568:Criterion Theatre
550:Criterion Theatre
504:The Man of Destiny
492:Criterion Theatre
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277:You Never Can Tell
1744:978-0-8108-9308-5
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1648:978-0-8108-9302-3
1577:978-0-8108-9299-6
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1463:. Chiswick Press.
1383:"'IF I WERE YOU'"
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