‘I saw Mrs Kendal only once, not on the stage, but at Claridges when she walked through a lounge where I was waiting to be joined by Anna May Wong to taste fresh lychees for the first time in my life.’

From a book published in 1974 called ‘Dames of the Theatre’ by Eric Johns.

Mrs Kendal (Madge Kendal) was a great actress of the 19th Century.

Waiting to eat lychees with Anna May Wong though!

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