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Fred Spencer in male dress smoking a pipe. Photographic postcard, 192-.
- Date:
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Reference:
- 2064349i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection. Photographs.
- Pictures
- Online
Available online
Licence
In copyright
Credit: Fred Spencer in male dress smoking a pipe. Photographic postcard, 192-. In copyright
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About this work
Description
The British music hall comedian Fred Spencer (fl. 1880-after 1949) was a much-loved pantomime dame for three generations, shown here out of costume. His roles, as Widow Twanky, Jack's mother in Jack and the beanstalk, and the wicked stepmother in Cinderella, were all pretty much interchangeable, and designed to aid as much as possible the physical comedy of his performances
Publication/Creation
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1920 and 1929]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.6 cm
Contributors
Lettering note
Mrs Avis yours truly Fred Spencer 1927 (written in ink, recto)
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2064349i
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed stores