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  1. Enter Sir John is a 1928 British crime novel by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. It concerns Martella Baring, a young actress, who is put on trial and convicted of murder and a fellow actor Sir John Saumarez who takes up her cause and tries to prove her innocence.

  2. Young actress Martella Baring is convicted of the murder of Edna Druce, the wife of the acting company's manager. The charmming and clever Sir John Saumarez, himself an actor and the manager of an acting company, attends the trial and becomes convinced of Martella's innocence.

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  3. Jun 14, 2022 · Enter Sir John. by. Dane, Clemence. Publication date. 1971. Publisher. London : Tom Stacey. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.

  4. Enter Sir John. Clemence Dane, Helen Simpson. Cosmopolitan book corporation, 1928 - 315 pages. An actress is convicted of murder, but one of the jurors believes she is innocent and...

  5. May 21, 2023 · The plot of Enter Sir John is simple and engaging: Martella Baring stands accused of murdering fellow actress Magda Druce after an ill-tempered and ill-fated evening visit to the victim’s home. Standing in the dock, Martella comes off as beautiful and cool as she dispassionately surveys her surroundings and awaits her fate.

  6. May 14, 2024 · The murderer, it seems from all the evidence, is fellow actress Martella Baring. But amateur sleuth Sir John Saumarez thinks otherwise. The London actor-manager, famous for his portrayal of society rôles created to fit his personality, sees clues overlooked and the case bungled by Scotland Yard.

    • Clemence Dane, Helen Simpson
  7. Jan 1, 2024 · Enlisting the help of his friends—stage manager Nello Markham and his wife, Doucie—Sir John races to save Martella from the gallows and thrust the real killer into the spotlight . . . Originally published in 1928, Enter Sir John