Vesta Tilley
Vesta Tilley (stage name of Matilda Alice Powles, 1864-1952), later Lady de Frece, music hall entertainer, best known for her male impersonations. Seen here in British military uniform during First World War. She was dubbed England's greatest recruiting sergeant, due to her patriotic and persuasive stage act
Picture No
49577888
Media ID
49577888
Size
3454px x 4986px
(52MB)
Credit
Illustrated London News/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 9 December 1914
Date
1914
