Under pressure from her parents, Marguerite Jervis became engaged to the eminently suitable Reggie. He gave her a superb ring; people gave her presents; but she looked on marriage merely as exchanging a homely...
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Hélène Barcynska
When acting appeared to be going nowhere, Marguerite Jervis wrote an article entitled A Day at the Academy of Dramatic Art, which she submitted in person (wearing a white muslin frock with blue sash...
