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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 with Lena Ashwell, C.M. Hallard, and Dennis Eadie 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 Dennis Eadie as Lord Peter Wycherley, Norman McKinnel as Philip Wycherley, Lena Ashwell as Irene, C.M. Hallard as Harry Chesterton and Henry Vibart as Charles Summers in a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907. The photograph features a scene in a formal room, McKinnel is positioned at the centre of the scene, seated in a chair. The other four figures are grouped around McKinnel's seated figure, looking towards him. Ashwell is shown in profile, standing at the far left, of the scene, C.M. Hallard is standing slightly to Ashwell's right, and Vibart at the centre. Eadie is shown in three quarter profile at the right of the scene, his arms behind his back, and his gaze downcast. The print is mounted on cream paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.2cm (approximate) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print and do not include the mount)
  • Width: 29cm (approximate) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print and do not include the mount)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Ashwell, Lena
Eadie, Dennis
Hallard, C.M.
Literary referenceIrene Wycherley
Summary
Photographic print of a scene with Lena Ashwell, C.M. Hallard, and Dennis Eadie in a production of Irene Wycherley, at the Kingsway Theatre, 9th October, 1907.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3799-2015

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Record createdNovember 20, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1325230/irene-wycherley-photograph-dover-street-studios/
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