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When Crummles Played

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

Photographic portrait of a featuring Miriam Lewis, Ernest Thesiger and Nadine March 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 featuring Miriam Lewis, Ernest Thesiger and Nadine March in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a featuring Miriam Lewis, Ernest Thesiger and Nadine March in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a full length portrait of three figures, one male and two female, standing on a stage and in front of the closed stage curtain. The three figures are positioned in a line, with Thesiger at the centre and Lewis and March, respectively, to his left and right. The gaze of the two women is directed towards the audience, but Thesiger, who stands in three quarter profile, is looking upwards 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.
Subjects depicted
Thesiger
March, Nadine
Summary
Photographic portrait of a featuring Miriam Lewis, Ernest Thesiger and Nadine March in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2005-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1322340/when-crummles-played-photograph-lenare/
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