Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1887
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1887
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This is a photo from 1887. It shows Marion Hood dressed as Esmeralda in a play at the Gaiety Theatre. Theater fans in the 1800s loved collecting actor photos on stiff cards. Those cards were called “cartes de visite” or “cabinet cards.” They were made with glass negatives and stuck to cardstock. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
