Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) as 'Juliet' and Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling, later Lady Gregory (1815-1895) as the nurse in William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
Category
Photographs
Date
1936
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
295 mm (H)193 mm (W)274 mm (H)173 mm (W)225 mm (H)146 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119178
Summary
Photograph of Ellen Terry as Juliet, and Mrs Stirling as the nurse in ROMEO AND JULIET. Framed. Inscribed 'Here's such a coil! Come, what says Romeo? Ellen Terry and Mrs Stirling. What joy to have seen them in this scene. John Gielgud 1936.
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, EllenTerry (1847-1928) or her daughter Edith Craig (1869-1947) and came to National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred to Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
C Hawkins / 186 High St Harlesden (inscribed on reverse of original)