A selection of postcards dated from 1905 to 1909 featuring stars of the theatre and Opera. Collected by Miss Leah Barker.
Stars of the Stage
Click on the postcards to view a slideshow of stars of Theatre and Opera of the 1900s including:
Miss Millie Legarde, an actress and a singer between 1898 and 1911. She was a sitter for eight portraits in Great Britain’s National Portrait Gallery. She performed in numerous theatre productions and in one film
Miss Edna May, an American stage actress and singer. A popular postcard beauty, May was a classical beauty and the most famous American ‘musical’ artiste of her day.
Miss Zena Dare and her sister Miss Phyllis Dare, popular English stage actresses and singers. They starred in Edwardian musical comedy and musical theatre in the early 20th century.
They were sisters, rivals, and occasional co-stars, and both worked with Ivor Novello and Noel Coward.
Miss Marie George was an American actress, singer and stage beauty who had a successful career first in New York City and later in London, England during the Edwardian era.
Gabrielle Ray was an English stage actress, dancer and singer, best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Ray was considered one of the most beautiful actresses on the London stage and became one of the most photographed women in the world.
