Leoncavallo visiting Rowton House, London
Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the famous Italian opera composer, seen here on the right. He was appearing at the London Hippodrome at a salary of £1, 000 a week. He took a keen interest in provisions for the poor, and paid a visit to Rowton House, one of several hostels providing accommodation for the poor, built by the philanthropist Lord Rowton
Picture No
10573775
Media ID
47548593
Size
2480px x 1916px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/The Pete Frost Collection
Source
Original photograph from Newspaper Illustrations Ltd, Copyright expired
Date
1911
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