Eva Carrington
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Eva Carrington was an actress, model
and sometime peeress.
s in the British theatre performance of "The Catch of the Season
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, 25th Baron de Clifford
, in February 1906. She adopted the title Lady de Clifford.
This marriage, of a commoner
and showgirl
to a senior peer
, created a scandal
at the time.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901EFD9103EE733A25754C1A9649C946797D6CF
Following her first husband's death, she married Captain Arthur Stock of Glenapp Castle, Ayrshire in 1913, who also died. In 1922 Eva married George Vernon Tate, grandson of the founder of the Tate Gallery
. http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Carri_E.htm
She had several children, and the eldest, Edward Southwell Russell
, succeeded to the barony.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and sometime peeress.
Modelling career
Eva was a model for the artist James Whistler between 1898 and 1902. She posed for a number of Whistler's paintings and drawings, e.g. "A dancing woman in a pink robe, seen from the back"http://www.mr-whistlers-art.info/art/works_paper/watercolours/dancing_woman.shtml , "The Tambourine"http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/artimage.asp?filename=m1628,"Eva and Gladys Carrington seated on a sofa"http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/artimage.asp?filename=m1528 and "The Bead Stringers"http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/artimage.asp?filename=m1530. http://www.mr-whistlers-art.info/life/c_d.shtml http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Carri_E.htm .Stage career
Eva became a renowned actress during the Edwardian period. A famous role was as one of the Gibson GirlGibson Girl
The Gibson Girl was the personification of a feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen-and-ink-illustrated stories created by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in the United States.Some people argue that the...
s in the British theatre performance of "The Catch of the Season
The Catch of the Season
The Catch of the Season is an Edwardian musical comedy by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, with music by Herbert Haines and Evelyn Baker and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor, based on the fairy tale Cinderella...
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Marriages
Eva married Jack Southwell RussellJack Southwell Russell, 25th Baron de Clifford
Jack Southwell Russell, 25th Baron de Clifford was the only son of Edward Southwell Russell, 24th Baron de Clifford, and Hilda Balfour.-Marriage:...
, 25th Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. The de Clifford family settled in England after the Norman conquest and were a notable family in...
, in February 1906. She adopted the title Lady de Clifford.
This marriage, of a commoner
Commoner
In British law, a commoner is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a peer. Therefore, any member of the Royal Family who is not a peer, such as Prince Harry of Wales or Anne, Princess Royal, is a commoner, as is any member of a peer's family, including someone who holds only a courtesy title,...
and showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
to a senior peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, created a scandal
Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
at the time.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901EFD9103EE733A25754C1A9649C946797D6CF
Following her first husband's death, she married Captain Arthur Stock of Glenapp Castle, Ayrshire in 1913, who also died. In 1922 Eva married George Vernon Tate, grandson of the founder of the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
. http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Carri_E.htm
She had several children, and the eldest, Edward Southwell Russell
Edward Southwell Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Southwell Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford, OBE, TD was the only son of Jack Southwell Russell, 25th Baron de Clifford, and Eva Carrington....
, succeeded to the barony.