Manufacturer's proof of a souvenir Christmas card for 1902 featuring Mabel Hirst and Daisy Le Hay who were appearing in A Country Girl, Daly's Theatre, 1902. Photograph by Foulsham & Banfield; drawing by F.V. Poole
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1902 (drawn)
1902 (drawn)
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This item appears to be a manufacturer's proof for a souvenir 1902 Christmas card. There was a flourishing market for photographs of actresses in the Victorian and Edwardian era and this features Mabel Hirst (left) and Daisy Le Hay (right) who were both appearing that year in the West End hit A Country Girl. The intricate holly leaf design and lettering is by the Southampton-born artist Frederick Victor Poole (1856-1936) who studied in Paris at the Académie Julien in 1890 and went on to teach at the Art Institute in Chicago
A Country Girl, or, Town and Country is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank, music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens. It opened at Daly's Theatre in London, on the 18th of January, 1902, with Mabel Hirst as Miss Ecroyd and ran for 729 performances. Daisy Le Hay would have joined the run later in the year.
This is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines, or in association with them. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
A Country Girl, or, Town and Country is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank, music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens. It opened at Daly's Theatre in London, on the 18th of January, 1902, with Mabel Hirst as Miss Ecroyd and ran for 729 performances. Daisy Le Hay would have joined the run later in the year.
This is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines, or in association with them. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
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| Title | Manufacturer's proof of a souvenir Christmas card for 1902 featuring Mabel Hirst and Daisy Le Hay who were appearing in <i>A Country Girl</i>, Daly's Theatre, 1902. Photograph by Foulsham & Banfield; drawing by F.V. Poole (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pen and ink on drawing board |
| Brief description | Pen and ink design bordering a sepia photograph of Mabel Hirst and Daisy Le Hay mounted at its centre, created for a souvenir Christmas card, 1902. The actresses were appearing in a A Country Girl, Daly's Theatre, 1902. Design signed by artist F.V. Poole in the bottom right hand corner. Photograph by Foulsham & Banfield. Given by Sir William Ingram in 1914. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink design bordering a sepia photograph which has been mounted at its centre. The photograph shows Mabel Hirst and Daisy Le Hay who were appearing in A Country Girl at Daly's Theatre in 1902. Created for a souvenir Christmas card 1902. The design has been signed by the artist F.V. Poole in the bottom right hand corner. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir William Ingram |
| Object history | Sir William Ingram (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was a Liberal politician who was elected to, and sat, in the House of Commons on three occassions between 1878 and 1895. He was also the Managing Director of The Illustrated London News from the late 1870s until 1900 and became the proprietor of a number of additional publications including The Sketch and The English Illustrated Magazine. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Founded by Sir William Ingram’s father, Herbert Ingram, in 1842 the first edition was sold on 14th May 1842 at a cost of sixpence per copy. Building from an original circulation of 26,000 to in excess of 300,000 at its peak, The Illustrated London News remained in print until 2003 and commissioned illustrations from many of the leading artists of the late nineteenth century. Photographs were used alongside illustrations from the late 19th century onwards but illustrations were a major feature of paper until after the end of the First World War. |
| Historical context | This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch. Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. |
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| Summary | This item appears to be a manufacturer's proof for a souvenir 1902 Christmas card. There was a flourishing market for photographs of actresses in the Victorian and Edwardian era and this features Mabel Hirst (left) and Daisy Le Hay (right) who were both appearing that year in the West End hit A Country Girl. The intricate holly leaf design and lettering is by the Southampton-born artist Frederick Victor Poole (1856-1936) who studied in Paris at the Académie Julien in 1890 and went on to teach at the Art Institute in Chicago A Country Girl, or, Town and Country is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank, music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens. It opened at Daly's Theatre in London, on the 18th of January, 1902, with Mabel Hirst as Miss Ecroyd and ran for 729 performances. Daisy Le Hay would have joined the run later in the year. This is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines, or in association with them. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914. |
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| Accession number | S.424-2012 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2012 |
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