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When Crummles Played

Photograph
1927 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy, Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Millwood and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell, from When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWhen Crummles Played (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy, Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Millwood and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell, from When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy, Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Millwood and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell, from When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a scene with three figures, two female, one male. A bookshelf is visible in the background and standing in front of the door to the left of this is the man, (Thesiger). He is shown turning slightly away from the woman who stands beside him (Lewis). His right hand is resting on his jacket front, but his left is being clasped by Lewis, who is shown leaning towards him, her other hand resting on Thesiger's shoulder. Positioned at the far right of the scene, and standing apart from this couple, is a further figure, (March). She is shown in three quarter profile and is standing with her hands clasped before her, and her gaze directed towards Thesiger.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.7cm (approximate)
  • Width: 33.9cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Lady Playfair, May 1935.
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy, Miriam Lewis as Mrs. Millwood and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell, from When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Accession number
S.1990-2015

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2015
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