Maud Jeffries and Wilson Barrett in The Sign of the Cross
Maud Jeffries (1869 - 1946) as "Mercia" and Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) as "Marcus" in "The Sign of the Cross" an 1895 four-act historical tragedy, by Barrett and popular for several decades. Barrett said its Christian theme was his attempt to bridge the gap between Church and Stage. Marcus: "Is it her Faith makes her so beautiful? Or doth she beautify her faith? I would give much to know."
Picture No
11678118
Media ID
46691455
Size
3378px x 5382px
(4.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Photograph by W & D. Downey reproduced on a J. Beagles & Co. postcard
Date
1895
