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My Lady's Dress

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic postcard showing Miss Gladys Cooper as Antje, Dame Edith Evans as Moeder Kaatje and Mr. Edmund Maurice as Mynheer Cornelis in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMy Lady's Dress (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on card
Brief description
Photographic postcard showing Miss Gladys Cooper as Antje, Dame Edith Evans as Moeder Kaatje and Mr. Edmund Maurice as Mynheer Cornelis in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914
Physical description
Photographic postcard showing Miss Gladys Cooper as Antje, Dame Edith Evans as Moeder Kaatje and Mr. Edmund Maurice as Mynheer Cornelis in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914. The photograph features a scene with three figures, two female, one male. The women are positioned to the left, One (Gladys Cooper) is bending forwards, her arms wrapped around the other's (Edith Evans) waist. Evans is standing protectively in front of Cooper, her right arm around Cooper's shoulder. The man, positioned to the right, is standing with his left arm upraised and his right hand resting on a staff. His gaze is directed forwards, towards a point in the distance, whilst the women are looking towards him.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm (approximate)
  • Width: 13.5cm (approximate)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Jack Francis in December 1966.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceMy Lady's Dress
Summary
Photographic postcard showing Miss Gladys Cooper as Antje, Dame Edith Evans as Moeder Kaatje and Mr. Edmund Maurice as Mynheer Cornelis in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.
Other number
1966/A/223/38 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.4204-2015

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Record createdDecember 9, 2015
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