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When Crummles Played

Photograph
1927 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Lenare (photographers)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell and William Lugg as Uncle Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleWhen Crummles Played (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Card
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell and William Lugg as Uncle Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell and William Lugg as Uncle Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a scene in which two men are shown re-enacting a fight. The younger man (Thesiger) is positioned towards the left of the image and is shown in profile. He is wearing a cloak and a mask, and his right arm is upraised as if stabbing the chest of the older man to his right, his left hand resting on the man's shoulder. This figure (Lugg) is shown is three quarter profile, his left arm is upraised, reaching towards his chest, and his gaze is upraised.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.9cm (approximate)
  • Width: 26.7cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Lady Playfair, May 1935.
Subjects depicted
Thesiger
Lugg, William
Summary
Photographic portrait of Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell and William Lugg as Uncle Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1978-2015

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1321839/when-crummles-played-photograph-lenare/
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