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Millard, Evelyn
Neg. No: 1876
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 21-02-1899

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Sitter: Evelyn Millard [stage name], Mrs. Robert Porter Coulter (1869-1941).

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Biog: Actress - manageress; Daughter of John Millard, Professor of Elocution at the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music; m. 1900 Robert Porter Coulter (d.1915).

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Date: 21 February 1899.

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Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London.

Descr: FL standing.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Rococo fireplace with painted mirror.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

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No of poses: 3.

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Provenance:
Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Who's Who; Who's Who in the Theatre; The Times, 14 March 1941, p 7d.

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Reproduced: The Sketch, 18 July 1900, p 568 [version].  

Additional Information: At the time of the photograph she played Lady Ursula Barrington in "The Adventure of Lady Ursula" (opened Oct., 1898). A version of this photograph, however, was published in "The Sketch" in connection with her marriage.  

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