Photography — C. 1916
Gelatin silver print
Rita Martin's photo of Gertie Millar is glued into an album containing another 35 prints showing the actress in various roles. The page is inscribed 'Hoop-La' in pencil. 'Houp La!' was a musical comedy which opened at the St Martin's Theatre in London on 23 November 1916 but ran for only three months. Gertie Millar played Tillie Runstand, the star of a struggling circus.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- IN23326
- Object name:
- gelatin silver print
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Martin, Rita
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- Production date:
- c. 1916
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 290 mm, W 297 mm (page), H 275 mm, W 215 mm (image size)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
National Portrait Gallery
- Image credit:
© NPG/courtesy Museum of London
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- License this image:
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