girl depicted. It turns out that Lieutenant Richard Alington, R.N., is identical in appearance to the actor, Mr Beverley. Richard arrives at the theatre in his sailor's undress uniform. He meets Betty and instantly recognises the girl he has loved since seeing her photograph. Betty also recognises the man she loves, mistaking him for Beverley, who has been playing a sailor's part and wearing the same uniform. Lord Bellingham next meets Richard, also mistaking him for Beverly. He objects to an actor's courting his daughter, and he invites the young lieutenant to a ball to be given the next night at his mansion, on condition that "Beverly" must pretend to be tipsy, in order to cure his daughter's love. "Beverley" creates an embarrassing disturbance at the ball and does his utmost to draw Betty's ire. However, Betty outsmarts her father, having already figured out the likeness and true identity of Dick Alington. In addition, it happens that the man she really loves is Dick, not Beverley. This is a good thing, because her friend is already engaged to Beverly. Dick, meanwhile, has inherited five million pounds, and Lord Bellingham is delighted with the match. Gaiety Girls' marriages As often happened with Gaiety Girls who appeared in Edwardian musical comedies, a chorus girl in The Beauty of Bath went on to marry a nobleman: Sylvia Lillian Storey (1890–1947) married William Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett. Another chorus girl in the show, May Gates, married a man calling himself Baron Von Ditton, of Norway, although the title appears to have been fictitious. Notes References External links Information about the musical from The Play Pictorial Cast list, review, photos and other information at Stage Beauty Information about shows opening in London in 1906 Beauty of Bath, The West End musicals Original musicals British musicals