Editing Lillie Langtry (section)

=== The Shrewsbury scandal ===
In July 1879, Langtry began an affair with [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury|Lord Shrewsbury]]; in January 1880, they were planning to run away together.<ref>{{cite book |last=Beatty |first=Laura |author-link=Laura Beatty |title=Lily Langtry: Manners, Masks and Morals |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/lillielangtryman0000beat/page/164/mode/2up?view=theater |year=1999 |publisher=Chatto & Windus |location=London |isbn=1-8561-9513-9 |pages=164–165 |chapter=XIX: Storm Clouds |chapter-url-access=registration}}</ref> In the autumn of 1879, Adolphus Rosenberg wrote in ''Town Talk'' of rumours that her husband would divorce her and cite, among others, the Prince of Wales as [[co-respondent]]. The Prince of Wales instructed his solicitor [[Sir George Lewis, 1st Baronet|George Lewis]] to sue. Rosenberg pleaded guilty was sentenced to two years in prison.<ref>{{cite book|last=Juxon|first=John|title=Lewis & Lewis|year=1983|publisher=Collins|location=London|page=179}}</ref>[[File:Inside Langty Manor House in 2010.jpg|thumb|Original poster - on show in Langtry Manor House in 2010.]]

In 1880, Langtry's reputation was tarnished by the Shrewsbury scandal, rumours of divorce, and a secret pregnancy. Many people refused to receive her, and with the withdrawal of royal favour, [[Creditor|creditors]] started demading their money. The Langtrys' finances were not equal to their lifestyle. In October 1880, Langtry sold many of her possessions to meet her debts, allowing him to avoid a declaration of [[bankruptcy]].<ref name="Jaynes " >{{cite web|url=http://www.jaynesjersey.com/lillielang.htm |title=Changing fortunes |publisher=jaynesjersey.com |access-date=30 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215023200/http://jaynesjersey.com/lillielang.htm |archive-date=15 February 2015 }}</ref> Lillie went abroad to give birth. Afterwards, the Prince of Wales, staunch in friendship, procured an opening for her: he introduced her to the actor-manager [[Squire Bancroft]], who controlled the [[Theatre Royal Haymarket|Haymarket Theatre]] and the Prince of Wales’ theatres. The Prince of Wales encouraged her by visiting the theatre while she was on stage and did everything in his power to help her.<ref>Magnus, King Edward the Seventh, 172-173; Brook-Shepherd, Uncle of Europe, 56-59</ref>