Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock
Photograph
circa 1908 (photographed)
circa 1908 (photographed)
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Sepia photograph of Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. This production first opened at His Majesty's Theatre in April 1908 but was revived on several subsequent occasions.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) was London's leading actor-manager in the Edwardian era. He built His Majesty's Theatre in London's Haymarket which opened in 1897, and his spectacular productions there became famous for their detailed and realistic settings. Tree himself was celebrated for his ability to transform his features for every different role.
The photograph appears to have been taken by the photographer F.W.Burford. Beneath the image is a dedication to Mr. William Clarkson.
William Clarkson was the owner of Clarkson's Wigs, Wellington Street, London. This business supplied wigs for numerous leading Victorian actors and actresses amongst them Dame Ellen Terry (1848-1928) and Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905). It also acted as a theatrical costumier and property maker. First established as a business in 1833, Willy Clarkson (full name was William Berry Clarkson) took over the business after his father's death in 1878. By 1904 his success was such that he built new premises in Wellington Street. The programme for the 1908 production of The Merchant of Venice states that W.Clarkson provided the wigs.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) was London's leading actor-manager in the Edwardian era. He built His Majesty's Theatre in London's Haymarket which opened in 1897, and his spectacular productions there became famous for their detailed and realistic settings. Tree himself was celebrated for his ability to transform his features for every different role.
The photograph appears to have been taken by the photographer F.W.Burford. Beneath the image is a dedication to Mr. William Clarkson.
William Clarkson was the owner of Clarkson's Wigs, Wellington Street, London. This business supplied wigs for numerous leading Victorian actors and actresses amongst them Dame Ellen Terry (1848-1928) and Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905). It also acted as a theatrical costumier and property maker. First established as a business in 1833, Willy Clarkson (full name was William Berry Clarkson) took over the business after his father's death in 1878. By 1904 his success was such that he built new premises in Wellington Street. The programme for the 1908 production of The Merchant of Venice states that W.Clarkson provided the wigs.
Object details
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| Title | Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Sepia photograph of Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. F.W.Burford. ca.1908 |
| Physical description | A sepia photograph showing a head and shoulders portrait of the actor manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. He is dressed in a dark long sleeved robe over a front buttoning waistcoat and white shirt. His costume also includes a loose cap and curled beard and wig. He wears a hooped earring in his left ear. The oval photograph has been mounted on a thick grey cardboard backing. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
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| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Sepia photograph of Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. This production first opened at His Majesty's Theatre in April 1908 but was revived on several subsequent occasions. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) was London's leading actor-manager in the Edwardian era. He built His Majesty's Theatre in London's Haymarket which opened in 1897, and his spectacular productions there became famous for their detailed and realistic settings. Tree himself was celebrated for his ability to transform his features for every different role. The photograph appears to have been taken by the photographer F.W.Burford. Beneath the image is a dedication to Mr. William Clarkson. William Clarkson was the owner of Clarkson's Wigs, Wellington Street, London. This business supplied wigs for numerous leading Victorian actors and actresses amongst them Dame Ellen Terry (1848-1928) and Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905). It also acted as a theatrical costumier and property maker. First established as a business in 1833, Willy Clarkson (full name was William Berry Clarkson) took over the business after his father's death in 1878. By 1904 his success was such that he built new premises in Wellington Street. The programme for the 1908 production of The Merchant of Venice states that W.Clarkson provided the wigs. |
| Other number | f.139-52 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.3154-2010 |
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| Record created | December 6, 2010 |
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