Pauline Rivers and her clever pupil "Little Emmie".

Date:
[1916?]
Reference:
3305659i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Description

Black and white photograph of Pauline Rivers in a black dress and Emmie Tweedale in military costume, for a performance titled 'England's Emblem'. Pauline Rivers trained and choreographed troupes of young female performers, particuarly ballet, from the 1890s to the 1930s, and Tweedale was one of her star performers.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified], [1916?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.9 x 8.8 cm

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3305659i

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