Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1896
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1896
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1896 photographic by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a photograph of Dame Marie Tempest in costume. She's dressed as O Mimosa San in The Geisha. This photo is interesting because it shows how actors promoted themselves back then. They had special photos taken to give to fans. These photos were like trading cards, but with pictures of the actors on them. The actors would sign them and give them out. You can learn more about this kind of photography at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sepia photograph depicts Dame Marie Tempest in the role of O Mimosa San from the production *The Geisha* at Daly's Theatre in 1896. The image is an albumen print, a common photographic process of the Victorian era, mounted on card backing. It originates from a larger collection of theatrical cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph reflects the period's practice of documenting stage performances through portable studio portraits.
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