Martin Archer-Shee Martin Archer-Shee Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Martin Archer-Shee, DSO (5 May 1873 – 6 January 1935) was a British army officer and Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Martin Archer-Shee and his wife Elizabeth Edith Dennistoun "née" Pell of New York who married in 1872 at Piccadilly. His father was a bank manager. He was the great grandson of the painter Martin Archer Shee. His half-brother was George Archer-Shee, whose notable acquittal of the accusation of theft became the basis of the play "The Winslow Boy" by Terrence Rattigan. Archer-Shee was educated at The Oratory School before entering the Royal
Harlequinade (Rattigan) the Phoenix Theatre, directed by Peter Glenville, with the following cast: The play opened on Broadway with "The Browning Version", on 12 October at the Coronet Theater, with Maurice Evans playing Arthur and Edna Best playing Edna. "Harlequinade" was played from 17 October 2015 until 16 January 2016 at the Garrick Theatre together with one-woman play "All On Her Own". The show was played by the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company with Kenneth Branagh playing Arthur and Miranda Raison playing Edna. Harlequinade (Rattigan) Harlequinade is a comic play by Terence Rattigan. The play was first performed on 8 September 1948 at