Athene Seyler, the 101 year-old funny lady " archive, 31 May 1990
31 May 1990: Marianne Brace reports on a comic career that spans 50 yearsAthene Seyler is 101 years old today. Edward VII was king when she made her first professional stage appearance " 'quite a triumph' according to the Daily Telegraph. Although now frail and slightly deaf, Athene Seyler has a startlingly good memory. She remembers challenging George Bernard Shaw whom she knew in 1914 while acting Prosperpine Garne…