Sir Frank Robert Benson
Painting
1927 (painted)
1927 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Actor-manager Frank Benson (1858-1939) made his professional stage debut as Paris in Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum Theatre in 1882. He then toured with Miss Alleyne and Walter Bentley and took over the running of their company in 1883. Benson's company appeared regularly in London and from 1886 gave annual seasons at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Over a period of 20 years Benson produced and acted in the entire Shakespeare canon. At Drury Lane on 2 May 1916 he played the title role in Julius Caesar and was knighted by George V in a stage box after the performance.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sir Frank Robert Benson (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Sir Frank Robert Benson" by Reginald Grenville Eves, 1927 |
| Physical description | Head and shoulders portrait of Sir Frank Benson. Black background. He wears a roughly painted black jacket and white shirt. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by the Trustees of the Grenville Eves Estate in March 1973. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Actor-manager Frank Benson (1858-1939) made his professional stage debut as Paris in Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum Theatre in 1882. He then toured with Miss Alleyne and Walter Bentley and took over the running of their company in 1883. Benson's company appeared regularly in London and from 1886 gave annual seasons at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Over a period of 20 years Benson produced and acted in the entire Shakespeare canon. At Drury Lane on 2 May 1916 he played the title role in Julius Caesar and was knighted by George V in a stage box after the performance. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | 1973/A/47 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.816-1991 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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