But were a WOMAN to attempt such an expedient, however strong her sense of injury, however invincible her fortitude, or important the preservation of character, she would be deemed a
murdress. Thus, custom says, you must be free from error; you must possess an unsullied fame: yet, if a slanderer, or a libertine, even by the most unpardonable falshoods [sic], deprive you of either reputation or repose, you have no remedy.
Marti joined the West End cast of the long-running musical last year to great acclaim, playing the backs tabbing barrister of fame-hungry
murdresses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly in jazz-soaked 1920s Chicago.