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My Lady's Dress

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic postcard showing Miss Janet Ross as Leonie, Miss Gladys Cooper as Anne, and Mr. Dennis Eadie as John, in 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 on card
Brief description
Photographic postcard showing Miss Janet Ross as Leonie, Miss Gladys Cooper as Anne, and Mr. Dennis Eadie as John, in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914
Physical description
Photographic postcard showing Miss Janet Ross as Leonie, Miss Gladys Cooper as Anne, and Mr. Dennis Eadie as John, in 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. Ross is positioned to the left of the scene, she is looking downwards towards the dress she is holding between her hands. Cooper, positioned at the centre of the group is touching a section of the dress which Ross is holding up towards her. She is shown in three quarter profile, looking towards Eadie who is standing to her left, and gesturing towards the dress with her left hand. Eadie is looking towards the dress, he is standing in three quarter profile, his left hand in his pocket.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm (approximate)
  • Width: 13.5cm (approximate)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Jack Francis in December 1966.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceMy Lady's Dress
Summary
Photographic postcard showing Miss Janet Ross as Leonie, Miss Gladys Cooper as Anne, and Mr. Dennis Eadie as John, in a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.
Other number
1966/A/223/36 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.4209-2015

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Record createdDecember 9, 2015
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