The following is the text of an e-mail recently received by Colin L. Goddard from the archivist at the Dollar Academy where Marc was educated between 1899 and about 1910. It is reproduced here with the permission of the author.

Dear Colin:

I have now had time to read your biography of Marc Anthony and I am very impressed. You have done a great job. It looks terrific — the illustrations and photos have come out extremely well — and you have written it excellently. Marc would be very pleased, I am sure, as recognition outside his immediate musical/theatre/bohemian circle seems to be what he lacked. What an interesting life he led and it looks from the photos of him as if he enjoyed it greatly.

I am now going to show your book to many people round the school and give them the web address so they can read it for themselves. In particular I think the Music Dept will be interested. It would be fun if they would try out some of the songs on the kids. I would also like to put something in the school magazine, Fortunas. Would you mind if I used a photo from the book — perhaps the one with Markova and Dolin on p. 33? And I would put a short piece explaining your research and why Marc should be remembered. Those former pupils who left before around 1990 should know the school song (before it was dropped) so it will mean more to them.

You must have spent long hours researching Marc. Well done and many thanks.

Best wishes,

Janet

Mrs Janet Carolan
Archivist, Dollar Academy