Iris aka The Old Routine
Written by
Leslie Charteris
Copyright 1948
First published as The Man Who Murdered Shakespeare in Mystery Book Magazine (Winter 1948), then as The Old Routine in 3 issues of The Saint Detective Magazine (US - Apr. 1958, AUS - Apr. 1958 & UK - Jun. 1958). Also published in the collection .
Iris is a very bad actress. Her plays are paid for by her husband, a very bad protection racketeer.