Printed Ephemera — 1905-06-04
Photograph
A photograph of a dinner given to Joseph Knight by the Acting Profession at the Savoy Hotel on 4 June 1905. Actors pictured include Sir Henry Irving, Lily Langtry, Ellen Terry and Edith Craig.
Joseph Knight (1829-1907) was the son of a cloth merchant who joined his fathers business but left in 1860 to become the drama critic of the Daily Gazette. He continued working as a journalist and later became the drama critic for a variety of well known newspapers and magazines including the Sunday Times and the Daily Graphic. The dinner pictured here was held to recognise his work as a dramatic critic.
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- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- NN23605
- Object name:
- photograph
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- Production date:
- 1905-06-04
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 243 mm, W 347 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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