Vesta Tilley, WW1
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
14100216
Media ID
47152343
Size
4215px x 6725px
(5.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph in the Recollections of Vesta Tilley, 1934
Date
c.1915
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