Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1885
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1885 photographic by Walker, C.B., a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is from 1885. It's called Guy Little Theatrical Photograph. The photo is related to a theatrical production that parodied The Vicar of Wakefield. This production was first staged at the Lyceum Theatre in 1885. Photography was a new development back then, and actors often had studio photos taken. You can learn more about the artist who took this photo, Walker, C.B.
The sepia photograph depicts Arthur Roberts in costume as Dr. Primrose for the Gaiety Theatre's production of *The Vicar of Wideawakeakefield*, a parody of Oliver Goldsmith’s *The Vicar of Wakefield*. The attire intentionally echoes the eighteenth-century style garments worn by Dame Ellen Terry in the Lyceum Theatre’s 1885 staging of the original play. This albumen print on card, part of Guy Little’s collection of theatrical photographs, reflects the Victorian era’s growing interest in photographic portraiture among actors and audiences. The image was later mounted in an album and donated to…
Read the full account in the museum source.
C.B. Walker spent years lurking backstage at New York theaters, camera in tow, waiting for actors to let their guard down between takes. He caught them mid-yawn or adjusting a wig, not the posed glamour shots everyone…
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