Typewritten Letter signed by Anna Neagle

The letter is addressed to a 'Miss Sage' whom Anna Neagle thanks for a letter. She goes on to remark that 'as you saw we are having lovely and most appreciative audiences and I am very happy to be dancing in a musical again'. The letter is addressed from the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End where Anna Neagle was appearing in Wallace Douglas's hugely successful production of Heneker and Taylor's musical 'Charlie Girl'. It ran for a staggering six years and over 2,000 performances earning the actress an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for her enduring popularity. Anna Neagle CBE (1904-1986), the highly popular English stage and film actress and singer, was awarded the CBE in 1952 and created a Dame in 1969. Her most memorable film appearances include Nurse Edith Cavell (1939), No No Nanette (1940), The Yellow Canary (1943) and Odette (1950)