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When Crummles Played

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

Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Miriam Lewis as Mrs Millwood and Halliwell Hobbes as Blunt 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 a scene featuring Miriam Lewis as Mrs Millwood and Halliwell Hobbes as Blunt in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Miriam Lewis as Mrs Millwood and Halliwell Hobbes as Blunt in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a full length portrait of two figures, one male and one female. Blunt (Hobbes) is positioned in the background and is shown in three quarter profile. His arms are by his side and his gaze is directed towards Millwood (Lewis) who stands in the foreground. Her right hand is on her hip and her gaze is directed over her right shoulder towards a point in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.1cm (approximate)
  • Width: 26.6cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Lady Playfair, May 1935.
Subject depicted
Hobbes
Summary
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Miriam Lewis as Mrs Millwood and Halliwell Hobbes as Blunt in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2000-2015

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1322135/when-crummles-played-photograph-lenare/
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