Title
Matheson Lang
Subject
Lang, Matheson
Dimensions
height: 15.5cm
width: 10cm
Inscription/signature
Printed on the front:
"PHOTO/FOULSHAM &/ BANFIELD, LTD"
"MR. MATHESON LANG/ AS 'ARMAND' IN "THE PURPLE MASK""
"298.F/ BEAGLES POSTCARDS"
Provenance
Donated to the Club in November 2022 by Mr Michael Gaunt
Other number
E0131
This photographic postcard depicts the actor manager Matheson Lang as Armand in a play called 'The Purple Mask', which he adapted from the French 'Le Chevalier au Masque' by Paul Armont and Jean Manoussi. It opened London 1918 and ran for 365 performances. It is a play set in France under Napoleon, the Royalists rally behind a mysterious figure in a purple mask whose actions give them hope.