Title
Matheson Lang
Subject
Lang, Matheson
Dimensions
height: 15.5cm
width: 10cm
Inscription/signature
Printed on the front:
"1212 E"
"MR. MATHESON LANG/ AS "JOHN STORM" IN "THE CHRISTIAN"
"RITA MARTIN"
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 John Sorm in Hall Caine's play 'The Christian'. It was written in 1898 and is a Romance centered on an Anglican Vicar of a Slum parish who tried to convince a music hall actress to giv eup her career.