Picture No | 10698957 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady Diana |
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A group at Lena Ashwell's special matinee at the Lyric Theatre on 29 June 1917, in aid of the Concerts at the Front Fund. A number of society ladies took part and the scene depicted shows the Swinburne Ballet which was a special feature of the entertainment. In the centre is Lady Diana Manners, later Lady Duff Cooper. Numerous matinee performances such as this were organised and acted out by society ladies during the First World War.
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Source | Photograph in The Tatler, 4 July 1917 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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