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Last Updated on: 3rd March 2022, 03:51 pm

 

VINTAGE ANTIQUE

COLLECTABLE POSTCARDS

“MISS VESTA TILLEY”

PHILCO SERIES

VINTAGE | BEAUTY | CELEBRITIES |

STAGE PERFORMER |

FILM MEMORABILIA | BRITISH

 

DETAILS:
 
MEASUREMENTS:
3 3/8 inches x 5 3/8 inches
 
ADDRESSEE:
N/A
 
STAMP/POSTMARKS:
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MAKER’S / MANUFACTURER’S MARKS:
PHILCO SERIES 3149 E
THE PHILCO PUBLISHING CO., HOLBORN PLACE, LONDON, W.C.
 
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BACKGROUND
 
Matilda Alice Powles
(13 May 1864 – 16 September 1952)
was an English music hall performer.
She adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley
and became one of the best-known male impersonators of her era.
Her career lasted from 1869 until 1920.
Starting in provincial theatres with her father as manager,
she performed her first season in London in 1874.
She typically performed as a dandy or fop,
also playing other roles.
She found additional success as a principal boy in pantomime.
 
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
 
 
 
 

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