A wonderfully evocative original issue of The Play Pictorial, one of the great illustrated theatrical magazines of the Edwardian period.

Issue No. 97, Volume XVI, is devoted to the stage production Priscilla Runs Away and has a beautiful colour portrait cover surrounded by the magazine's distinctive decorative border.

Inside is a fabulous mixture of early 20th-century theatre and social history, with photographs of the cast and scenes from the production alongside contemporary fashion features, advertisements and wonderfully graphic period typography.

Particularly charming are the portraits of Edwardian actresses in elaborate gowns and hats, advertisements for corsetry, restaurants, beauty treatments and dressmakers, and the glimpses of everyday London life hidden amongst the theatrical material.

The magazine includes references to performers including Miss Constance Drever, Miss Amy Augarde, Miss Elsie Spain, C. H. Workman, Roland Cunningham and Lemprière Pringle, alongside beautifully photographed costume and fashion details.

An increasingly difficult piece of original theatrical ephemera to find intact, and a wonderful source of authentic Edwardian imagery.

Perfect for a collector of theatre history, antique fashion and costume, Edwardian ephemera, or simply displayed open at a favourite page.

Condition:

Original antique condition with expected age-related wear. There is wear and some loss around the edges and spine, visible in the photographs. Pages show the gentle toning and occasional marks expected of a magazine of this age. Please study all photographs as they form part of the description.

Date: c. 1910

Publication: The Play Pictorial

Issue: No. 97, Vol. XVI

Feature: Priscilla Runs Away

Original period publication, not a reproduction