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: Scene from banned play, La Vierge Folle


Scene from banned play, La Vierge Folle

Henri Bataille's La Vierge Folle (The Mad Virgin) was banned by the Censor pending its submission to the Lord Chamberlain's advisory board. Seen here is the scene in which Diane de Charance is ordered to leave her parents home, photographed during rehearsals at the Coronet Theatre, London

Picture No
10573816
Media ID
47551094
Size
2938px x 2335px (4.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/The Pete Frost Collection
Source
Original photograph from Newspaper Illustrations Ltd, Copyright expired
Date
circa 1911

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