Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/2/1/53
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/2/1/53
Title
"From Gladys Cooper to Gertrude Lawrence"
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Extent and medium
13p paper
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript essay, containing pen portraits of various actresses, including Winifred Barnes (1892-1935); Ina Claire (1893-1985); Gladys Cooper (1888-1971); Edith Day (1896-1971); Alice Delysia (1889-1979); Gaby Deslys (1881-1920); Isobel Elsom (1893-1981); Iris Hoey (1885-1979); Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952); Evelyn Laye (1900-1996); Ethel Levey (1880-1955); Beatrice Lillie(1894-1989); Gertie Millar (1879-1952); Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973); and Sari Petrass (1888-1930). This item appears to be an extract from a longer piece by Beaton about the actress, Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and is included in D/2/1/64.