Category: The Black Star Collection
Photographer: ODHAMS PRESS LTD.
Event Date: ca. 1940
Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: approximately: 8 x 10 inches; 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Accession Number: BS.2005.289036

Inscriptions:
Odhams Press Ltd. / 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK 20, N.Y. / ROOM 515Credit: [star] / from BLACK STAR / GRAYBAR BUILDING NEW YORKILLUSTRATED COPYRIGHT /Captions: Verso: Aldrich called at the Globe Theatre to see Bea Lillie. Gertrude and Bea started out in the theatre together, made reputations as comediennes, each with her own style, and ? rare in show business ? stayed life-long friends. Gertrude understudied Bea in a show called `Some? during the first World War. They were always up to practical jokes, and were once both fired from that show ? and later forgiven.Markings:Verso: Aldrich called at the Globe Theatre to see Bea Lillie. Gertrude and Bea started out in the theatre together, made reputations as comediennes, each with her own style, and ? rare in show business ? stayed life-long friends. Gertrude understudied Bea in a show called `Some? during the first World War. They were always up to practical jokes, and were once both fired from that show ? and later forgiven.

Tagasauris Keywords: 2 people; 2 people; Arts, culture and entertainment; Beatrice Lillie; Conversation; Couch; Dress; Evening glove; Evening gown; Full-Length Portrait; Indoors; Male and Female; Man; Mid adult; No Photostyle; Suit; Unknown; Woman
Credit Line: The Image Centre, Black Star Collection.
Black Star Subject: PERSONALITIES / L
Retouching: N