Parent Record(s)

LevelItem

ReferencePH/4/8

Artist / Photographer

unidentified

Title

Mrs Edith Britten with the cast of The Water Babies

DateJun 1919

DescriptionAs a child Benjamin Britten played the part of Tom the water-baby in a dramatic version of 'The Water Babies' at the Sparrow's Nest Theatre in Lowestoft. In this photograph he sits on the knee of his mother Edith, who took the role of Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby, and is surrounded by the other 11 children of the cast.
Photographer: unidentified

Extent1 photograph

Physical DescriptionBlack and white; 13.4 x 8.2 cm

CopyrightAnonymous work (photographer unidentified). BPF policy assumes copyright in anonymous works lapses 70 years after creation. Please contact us with any queries (enquiries@brittenpears.org).

Copies2 original postcards, 1 copy
and 1 enlargement

Publication NoteReproduced in 'Pictures from a Life' compiled by Mitchell and Evans (1978), image no. 15, and in 'Benjamin Britten: A Biography' by Humphrey Carpenter, pages 178 to 179.

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