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Irene Wycherley

Photograph
1907 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Dover Street Studios Ltd. (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic print of a scene showing Lena Ashwell as Irene Wycherley, Muriel Wylford as Lily Summers and C.M.Hallard as Harry Chesterton in a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleIrene Wycherley (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photographic print of a scene from a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907
Physical description
Photographic print of a scene showing Lena Ashwell as Irene Wycherley, Muriel Wylford as Lily Summers and C.M.Hallard as Harry Chesterton in a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907. The photograph features a scene in a formal room, Wylford is shown seated in a chair, her elbow resting on its arm, and her gaze directed towards the viewer. Hallard is seated in the chair to her right, leaning towards her, his gaze directed towards a point in the distance. Ashwell is shown seated at a piano in the far left corner of the room, her gaze directed towards the music on the stand in front of her. The photograph is mounted on cream paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.4cm (approximate) (Note: Not including mount)
  • Width: 28.4cm (approximate) (Note: Not including mount)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Ashwell, Lena
Hallard, C.M.
Literary referenceIrene Wycherley
Summary
Photographic print of a scene showing Lena Ashwell as Irene Wycherley, Muriel Wylford as Lily Summers and C.M.Hallard as Harry Chesterton in a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3795-2015

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Record createdNovember 20, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1325224/irene-wycherley-photograph-dover-street-studios/
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