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My Lady's Dress

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic print of Act II, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMy Lady's Dress (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic print of Act II, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914
Physical description
Photographic print of Act II, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914. The photograph features a scene with Gladys Cooper as Annis, Miss Mercer as Mrs. Moss and Miss Fontanne as Liza. The three women are grouped around a table. Cooper is seated at the centre, positioned behind the table. The two other women are standing, looking towards on another and leaning over the table whilst Cooper looks up towards them. Handwritten pencil annotation on the rear records that this is Act II, Sc. 3, 'Whitechapel/The Flowers.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.1cm (approximate)
  • Width: 30.8cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
  • '54' (Handwritten annotation in black ink at the centre right edge of the image.)
  • 'Liza: She'd squeeze money out of a dead rat[?]' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the photograph.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by L.E. Berman.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceMy Lady's Dress
Summary
Photographic print of Act II, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.
Collection
Accession number
S.4192-2015

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Record createdDecember 7, 2015
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