Victoria Palace theatre at night. Photographic postcard, ca. 1924.

Date:
[1924?]
Reference:
2045191i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Victoria Palace theatre at night. Photographic postcard, ca. 1924. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of the front of the Victoria Palace theatre at night showing decorative neon lights and marquee above the entrance.

Publication/Creation

London : Lewis Studios, [1924?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.5 x 8.7 cm

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Lettering

Victoria Palace. 6.30 9 Twice nightly. To-night Layton & Johnstone. Max Miller. Barbette. Three Emeralds. Peter Fannan. Lettering part of the photographic image. Bears number: 193 (written in black ink, verso) £3.00 16106 (written in pencil, verso)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Neon lights on the front of London's 'Victoria Palace' variety theatre, circa 1924, announce the rare appearance of the unique cross-dressing, gender-defying American aerialist Barbette. Born Vander Clyde in 1898 or 1899, his sensational career as trapeze artist and illusionist took him all over the world until his early retirement from performance in the 1930s. He continued as a choreographer and consultant on numerous film and theatre productions (including coaching Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis on female impersonation for the 1959 Hollywood film 'Some like it hot', before dying by his own hand in 1973."
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Wellcome Collection 2045191i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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