April 17, 2024
2 CDVs: poet THEODORE MARTIN and actress HELENA FAUCIT
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2 CDVs: poet THEODORE MARTIN and actress HELENA FAUCIT Two carte-de-visite portraits, one showing Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), the Scottish poet, biographer and translator; the other showing his wife, the English actress Helena Faucit (1817-1898), also sometimes known as Mrs Theodore Martin.The couple were married at St. Nicholas's, Brighton, on 25 August 1851.Martin was the son of James Martin, a solicitor in Edinburgh, where Theodore was born and educated at the Royal High School and at the University. He practiced as a solicitor in Edinburgh 1840-45, after which he went to London and became head of the firm of Martin and Leslie, parliamentary agents.His first contribution to literature was the humorous Bon Gaultier Ballads , written along with W.E. Aytoun, which remained popular for a long time; originally contributed to a magazine, they appeared in book form in 1855.His translations include Dante's Vila Nuova , Heine's Poems and Ballads , and Schiller's Wilhelm Tell . He also published a complete translation of Horace. He is probably best known, however, for his Life of the Prince Consort (1874-80), a task entrusted to him by Queen Victoria and a work which won him her lifelong friendship. The celebrated actress Helena Faucit, born in London in 1817, first appeared on the stage in 1833 at the Richmond Theatre as Juliet. Her
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