Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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February 09
On this day in 1865 Mrs [Beatrice] Patrick Campbell, was born Beatrice Stella Tanner. George Bernard Shaw wrote 'Pygmalion' with her in mind for Eliza Doolittle. It opened in London on 11 April 1914, at Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's His Majesty's Theatre and starred Mrs. Campbell as Eliza and Tree as Higgins, running for 118 performances
CAMPBELL (Mrs Patrick, 1865-1940, Actress)
Fine cabinet photo by W. & D. Downey signed showing her three quarters length in costume reading a book, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date, the signature appears to have been inked over
[SHAW (George Bernard, 1856-1950, Dramatist & Critic)]
Fine Unsigned Proof Portrait Etching by Edmund J. Sullivan, (1869-1933, Artist & Book Illustrator), signed by the artist, showing him seated at his writing desk, half length, three quarter face looking intently at the viewer, his pen poised to answer the first of a sheaf of letters to his left, the portrait well displays the gravitas of the sitter and the influence of his vast correspondence with the public, a fine image for display, etched surface 10½” x 7¾” in window mount 16” x 13½”, no place, no date, circa 1929
TREE (Sir Herbert Beerbohm, 1852-1917, Actor-Manager)
Vintage postcard photo by Beagles signed, showing him three quarters length, wearing a white waistcoat with his hand in the pockets of his check trousers, smoking a cigar and grinning, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date
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