Studio photograph of the cast of Walker, London by J.M. Barrie, Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892
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1892 (photographed)
1892 (photographed)
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Photograph of a scene from a production of Walker, London, a comedy by J.M. Barrie, staged at Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892. The photograph features Mary Brough as Penny; Seymour Hicks as Andrew McPhail; Eliza Johnstone as Sarah Rigg; C.M. Lowne as Kit-Up John; George Shelton as Ben; Mary Ansell as Nanny O'Brien; J.L. Toole as Jasper Phipps; Irene Vanbrugh as Bell Golightly; Effie Liston as Mrs. Golightly and Cecil Ramsey as W.G.
Toole had already staged J.M. Barrie's first London play, Ibsen's Ghost, running for just 27 performances at his theatre Toole's, from 30 May 1891. In 1892 he directed and starred in the première of , Walker, London, Barrie's first hit play, which ran for 497 performances. The cast included the 21-year old Seymour Hicks and the 19-year old Irene Vanburgh, both of whom went on to become great stars. It also included the 30-year old Mary Ansell who met Barrie when Jerome K. Jerome suggested her for the part in the play, and who became Barrie's wife in 1894, and George Shelton who went on to play the pirate Smee in Barrie's Peter Panat the Duke of York's Theatre in 1904
Toole had already staged J.M. Barrie's first London play, Ibsen's Ghost, running for just 27 performances at his theatre Toole's, from 30 May 1891. In 1892 he directed and starred in the première of , Walker, London, Barrie's first hit play, which ran for 497 performances. The cast included the 21-year old Seymour Hicks and the 19-year old Irene Vanburgh, both of whom went on to become great stars. It also included the 30-year old Mary Ansell who met Barrie when Jerome K. Jerome suggested her for the part in the play, and who became Barrie's wife in 1894, and George Shelton who went on to play the pirate Smee in Barrie's Peter Panat the Duke of York's Theatre in 1904
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| Title | Studio photograph of the cast of <i>Walker, London</i> by J.M. Barrie, Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic print on card |
| Brief description | Studio photograph of the cast of Walker, London by J.M. Barrie, Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892. Photograph by Elliott & Fry |
| Physical description | Cabinet card photograph of a scene from a production of Walker, London by J.M. Barrie at Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892. The photograph features a group photograph of the cast who are positioned in three rows. Standing in the back row are Mary Brough as Penny, Seymour Hicks as Andrew McPhail, Eliza Johnstone as Sarah Rigg and C.M. Lowne as Kit Upjohn; seated in the centre row are George Shelton as Ben, Mary Ansell as Nanny O'Brien, J.L. Toole as Jasper Phipps, Irene Vanbrugh as Bell Golightly BA, and Effie Liston as Mrs. Golightly and seated on the floor, at the centre front, is Cecil Ramsey as WG. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Walker, London. |
| Summary | Photograph of a scene from a production of Walker, London, a comedy by J.M. Barrie, staged at Toole's Theatre, 25th February 1892. The photograph features Mary Brough as Penny; Seymour Hicks as Andrew McPhail; Eliza Johnstone as Sarah Rigg; C.M. Lowne as Kit-Up John; George Shelton as Ben; Mary Ansell as Nanny O'Brien; J.L. Toole as Jasper Phipps; Irene Vanbrugh as Bell Golightly; Effie Liston as Mrs. Golightly and Cecil Ramsey as W.G. Toole had already staged J.M. Barrie's first London play, Ibsen's Ghost, running for just 27 performances at his theatre Toole's, from 30 May 1891. In 1892 he directed and starred in the première of , Walker, London, Barrie's first hit play, which ran for 497 performances. The cast included the 21-year old Seymour Hicks and the 19-year old Irene Vanburgh, both of whom went on to become great stars. It also included the 30-year old Mary Ansell who met Barrie when Jerome K. Jerome suggested her for the part in the play, and who became Barrie's wife in 1894, and George Shelton who went on to play the pirate Smee in Barrie's Peter Panat the Duke of York's Theatre in 1904 |
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| Accession number | S.3591-2015 |
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