Actors, one in drag, pose as "The Scottish Dons". Photographic postcard, 1915.

Date:
1915
Reference:
2045179i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Actors, one in drag, pose as "The Scottish Dons". Photographic postcard, 1915. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of group of actors posing together on stage, four men standing wearing evening suit jackets, kilts and sporran, two women seated in white dresses and bonnets and one man seated wearing a satin dress and jewellery.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1915.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm

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Lettering

"The Scottish Dons" 1915 Lettering printed in white on bottom recto

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "An amateur concert party group from World War I period. The group includes two female performers. The one drag performer is well dressed, in a draped satin dress, and osprey-trimmed toque hat of the kind popularised at the time of this photograph time by Queen Mary."
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Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045179i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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