Mr. Tree
Photographic Print
1895 (photographed)
1895 (photographed)
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Photographic print of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali in George du Maurier's Trilby, Haymarket Theatre, 1895. Photograph by T.C. Turner, printed by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd.
Trilby is a stage play based on the 1895 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. The novel was adapted into a long-running play starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali and Dorothea Baird in the title role at the Haymarket Theatre in London in October 1895. The story is set in Paris in the 1850s, and recreates an idyllic bohemian world in which the heroine, Trilby O'Ferrall, is a half-Irish girl working in Paris as an artists' model. It also tells the story of the artists who paint her, and features a villain in the form of Svengali, a masterful musician and hypnotist. All the men in the novel are in love with Trilby and the story centres upon her tragic fate.
Trilby is a stage play based on the 1895 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. The novel was adapted into a long-running play starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali and Dorothea Baird in the title role at the Haymarket Theatre in London in October 1895. The story is set in Paris in the 1850s, and recreates an idyllic bohemian world in which the heroine, Trilby O'Ferrall, is a half-Irish girl working in Paris as an artists' model. It also tells the story of the artists who paint her, and features a villain in the form of Svengali, a masterful musician and hypnotist. All the men in the novel are in love with Trilby and the story centres upon her tragic fate.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mr. Tree (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic print |
| Brief description | Photographic print of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali in George du Maurier's Trilby, Haymarket Theatre, 1895. Photograph by T.C. Turner, printed by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd. |
| Physical description | The photograph is a portrait of Tree in costume as 'Svengali' in Trilby. He is wearing a double-breasted frock coat, trousers, waistcoat, and shirt. He has a long beard and long, unruly hair. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mr. Tree. / "Svengali"' |
| Credit line | Given by Dr Barbara M. Gilchrist |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Trilby |
| Summary | Photographic print of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali in George du Maurier's Trilby, Haymarket Theatre, 1895. Photograph by T.C. Turner, printed by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd. Trilby is a stage play based on the 1895 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. The novel was adapted into a long-running play starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali and Dorothea Baird in the title role at the Haymarket Theatre in London in October 1895. The story is set in Paris in the 1850s, and recreates an idyllic bohemian world in which the heroine, Trilby O'Ferrall, is a half-Irish girl working in Paris as an artists' model. It also tells the story of the artists who paint her, and features a villain in the form of Svengali, a masterful musician and hypnotist. All the men in the novel are in love with Trilby and the story centres upon her tragic fate. |
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| Accession number | S.1443-2015 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2015 |
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