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Back to Methuselah

Photograph
1924 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of cast and set for Part 5 "The Birth of Amaryllis" from a production of Back to Methuselah, written by George Bernard Shaw, by Sasha, Court Theatre, 1924.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBack to Methuselah (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photograph of cast and set for Part 5 "The Birth of Amaryllis" from a production of Back to Methuselah, written by George Bernard Shaw, by Sasha, Court Theatre, 1924
Physical description
Photograph of cast and set for Part 5 "The Birth of Amaryllis" from a production of Back to Methuselah, written by George Bernard Shaw, by Sasha, Court Theatre, 1924.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 33.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sasha' (Written on the front with red wax pencil.)
  • '"Back to Methuselah" (Bernard Shaw). / Part 5. Produced at the Court Theatre, / February 22, 1924.' (Typewritten label affixed to the reverse.)
  • 'Part Va The Birth of Amaryllis / Edith Evans, Raymond Huntley, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies' (Written in ink on the reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Sir Barry Jackson in 1934.
Place depicted
Summary
Photograph of cast and set for Part 5 "The Birth of Amaryllis" from a production of Back to Methuselah, written by George Bernard Shaw, by Sasha, Court Theatre, 1924.
Collection
Accession number
S.837-1991

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Record createdAugust 14, 2015
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