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The Hope

Photograph
1911 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of set and cast for Act II Scene 2 'Ante-Room of Officers' Mess, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, written by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, by unknown photographer, Drury Lane, 1911.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Hope (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on board
Brief description
Photograph of set and cast for Act II Scene 2 'Ante-Room of Officers' Mess, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, written by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, by unknown photographer, Drury Lane, 1911.
Physical description
Photograph mounted on board of set and cast for Act II Scene 2 'Ante-Room of Officers' Mess, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, written by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, by unknown photographer, Drury Lane, 1911. The front and reverse side include a photograph of set depicting an ante-room next to the officers' mess. There are several wicker chairs and tables and the back cloth features an illustration of a veranda overlooking an adjacent building. There a several officers on the set sat at the various wicker chairs and tables.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Width: 35.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
Drury Lane Sep 14 1911 19 The Hope (On front side in red crayon)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Place depicted
Summary
Photograph of set and cast for Act II Scene 2 'Ante-Room of Officers' Mess, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, written by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, by unknown photographer, Drury Lane, 1911.
Collection
Accession number
S.1508-2015

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Record createdAugust 6, 2015
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