WALLER, LEWIS Neg. No: 2286b Neg. Size: 15"x12" Neg. Date: 02-03-1900 Sitter: Lewis Waller [stage name], William Waller Lewis (1860-1915).

Biog: Actor and Manager. Role: Lysander. Date: 2 March 1900. Occasion: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a revival of Shakespeare's play, Her Majesty's Theatre, 10 January 1900. Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London. Descr: HL Costume: - Costume Designer: Percy Anderson. Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: Light visible on the right. No of poses: 2. see also: Copyright: V&A All images on this site are copyright V&A. For further information on using or requesting copies of any images please contact the V&A Picture Library: vaimages@vam.ac.uk including the URL of the relevant page Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989. References: Biog: Dictionary of National Biography; Who's Who in the Theatre; P. Hartnoll (ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Theatre, 4th ed., Oxford, 1983, pp 878-9; The Times, 2 November 1915, p 11e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Waller Role: The Era, 13 January 1900, p 13a. Occasion: The Era, 13 January 1900, p 13a-b. Costume: - Costume Designer: The Era, 13 January 1900, p 13a. Costume Supplier: - Reproduced: - Additional Information: - Acknowledgements: -

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