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When Crummles Played

Photograph
1927 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Lenare (photographers)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of showing Wilfred Shine as Crummles, Hermione Baddeley as Ninetta and Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Crummles in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleWhen Crummles Played (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Card
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of showing Wilfred Shine as Crummles, Hermione Baddeley as Ninetta and Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Crummles in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of showing Wilfred Shine as Crummles, Hermione Baddeley as Ninetta and Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Crummles in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a scene with three figures, two female, one male. Miriam Lewis, Mrs. Crummles, is shown seated in the foreground, her hands are clasped in her lap and her gaze is directed towards Baddeley (Ninetta) and Crummles (Shine) who are standing beside her. Baddeley is standing with her hands behind her back, her feet crossed in fifth position. Shine his standing to Baddeley's left, his right hand is upraised and is resting on Baddeley's head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.5cm (approximate)
  • Width: 33.7cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Lady Playfair, May 1935.
Subject depicted
Baddeley
Summary
Photographic portrait of showing Wilfred Shine as Crummles, Hermione Baddeley as Ninetta and Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Crummles in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1981-2015

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1322054/when-crummles-played-photograph-lenare/
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