Travis Kemp of Molly Antique 1950 Ballet Company Hand Signed Letter

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CHAU2401  Antique official Travis Kemp 1950 hand signed letter on his official headed paper for his ballet company with Molly Lake nearly 75 years ago - some browning to left side (see scan) that appears a mark and folded where posted otherwise very good - comes with second hand signing housed together with this letter but I cant identify - it is surely very collectible but needs research.

"...But it was the English dancer Molly Lake, a fellow artist in the company, who absorbed most of his attentions. They became friends and developed a dancing partnership, although Lake being tall, masculine and strident tended to overshadow the quieter, calmer and slightly withdrawn Kemp. Together they returned to England to join the Markova-Dolin Ballet. Kemp became Anton Dolin's understudy and when Dolin was injured he partnered Alicia Markova in Giselle and Les Sylphides. He also danced leading roles in Bronislava Nijinska's Les Biches and The Loved One. Towards the end of the Thirties he and Molly Lake formed their own company - Ballet Intime - which toured the provinces and which revealed Kemp's organisational ability.. At the outbreak of war he and Lake were dancing in lunchtime performances with the London Ballet and the Arts Theatre Ballet. When he was called up for military service Lake agreed to marry. They had been together in partnership for several years. After Kemp's demob from the Royal Artillery, he and his wife formed Embassy Ballet. It was later renamed Continental Ballet. ..."

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