Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1883
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1883
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1883 photographic by Hubert Watkins, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Hubert Watkins took this photo in 1883. It shows Phyllis Broughton dressed as Joliquet in the play *Bluebeard* at the Gaiety Theatre. This was a common way for actors to promote themselves back then. The photo was likely made as a cabinet card — bigger and sturdier than earlier visiting-card-sized photos. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more old photos like this.
A sepia photograph depicts Phyllis Broughton in the role of Joliquet from the production *Bluebeard* at the Gaiety Theatre. The image belongs to a collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, which was later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. These albumen prints, originally produced as *cartes de visite* or *cabinet cards*, reflect the Victorian practice of documenting performers in character. The collection highlights the era’s interest in theatrical portraiture and collecting practices.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Hubert Watkins took black-and-white photographs of Victorian London’s theater world.
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