Category Archives: Entrepreneurs

Sir Thomas Beecham and the Importance of Starting, and Finishing, Together

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Tessa Arlen

  April 29, 1879 – March 8, 1961 There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between. —Sir Thomas Beecham Beecham’s grandfather, also Thomas Beecham, … Continue reading →

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Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon and a Night at the Opera

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Tessa Arlen

Constance Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon was six feet tall and considered to be a stunner; she was so beautiful that even the most glamorous in her company looked like they needed ‘a touch of the sponge and the duster,’ according … Continue reading →

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Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon and the Dress of Emotion

Posted on February 20, 2014 by mM021114

Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon is possibly more infamously known for the scandal surrounding her escape from the Titanic in an almost empty lifeboat with her secretary and her husband Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon. Continue reading →

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