Sitter: Lillie Langtry (stage name) Lady De Bathe, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929). Biog: Actress-Manager; only daughter of Very Rev. W.C. Le Breton, Dean of Jersey; m. 1stly (1874) Edward Langtry (d. 1897), [div. 1897, Lakeport, California]; m. 2ndly (1899) Sir Hugo Gerald De Bathe, 5th Bart. Role: Possibly as Mrs Trevelyan in The Degenerates, a comedy in four acts by Sydney Grundy, opened the Haymarket Theatre, 31 August 1899. The series of negatives dated 10 November 1899 include authenticated images of Lillie Langtry in a Worth costume commissioned for that production. (See neg. nos. 2193 D, 2194, 2195, 2197A, 2197 C.) Date: 10 November 1899. Occasion: - Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London. Descr: TQL standing. Costume: - Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 2. Copyright: V&A All
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