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Credit
Characters on the set of a play. Photographic postcard. 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Characters on the set of a play. Photographic postcard. 191-.
- Date:
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Reference:
- 2042951i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
A group of men dressed as policemen, a clown, sailor, officer and a unidentfied character in drag.
Publication/Creation
[London?] 60 Doughty St. & Provinces : [Walshams Ltd.], [between 1910 and 1919?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard : silver gelatin print ; 9.2 x 13.9 cm
Contributors
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Interesting World War One group on a real photo (silver gelatin print) postcard, printed in London by Walsham's of Doughty Street. The set appears to be a rather rough-looking outdoor one, possibly a military camp. The figure in drag is the young Billie Manders, at this point only a teenager, who went on to become one of the most celebrated female impersonators on the music hall stage in England and Wales throughout the 1920s.Only the seated figure at centre and the Royal Naval Division sailor are in genuine uniform; the others are costumes from the Boer War period."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2042951i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag
Location Status Access Closed stores