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My Lady's Dress

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Foulsham & Banfield, Ltd. (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic print showing Gladys Cooper, Dame Edith Evans and Edmund Maurice in Act II, Scene 1, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleMy Lady's Dress (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photographic print of Act II, Scene 1, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914
Physical description
Photographic print of Act II, Scene 1, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914. The photograph features a scene with three figures, two female, one male. The women are positioned to the left, One (Gladys Cooper) is bending forwards, her arms wrapped around the other's (Edith Evans) waist. Evans is standing protectively in front of Cooper, her right arm around Cooper's shoulder. The man, positioned to the right, is standing with his left arm upraised and his right hand resting on a staff. His gaze is directed forwards, towards a point in the distance, whilst the women are looking towards him.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm (approximate)
  • Width: 27.9cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by L.E. Berman.
Subjects depicted
Cooper, Gladys
Evans, Edith
Literary referenceMy Lady's Dress
Summary
Photographic print showing Gladys Cooper, Dame Edith Evans and Edmund Maurice in Act II, Scene 1, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4201-2015

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Record createdDecember 9, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1326032/my-ladys-dress-photograph-foulsham--banfield/
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