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Photographs: PH1543
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Cooper, Gladys
Date
1924
Dimensions
height: 13.9cm
width: 8.8cm
width: 8.8cm
Inscription/signature
"ADELPHI THEATRE / STRAND . W.C.2 / Gerrard 2645 and 8886 / GLADYS COOPER / IN / DIPLOMACY / Evenings at 8 / Matinees: Thurs. & Sat. at 2.15" (printed on reverse)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Black and white photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper in the character of Dora from the play 'Diplomacy', a revival of Victorien Sardou's 'Dora', at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 8 March 1924. She is in side profile, wears a white-coloured top, beaded necklace and white floral head covering with a sheer fabric covering her neck, her head tilts upwards and she gazes downwards.
The reverse has no message.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
The reverse has no message.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
