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LevelItem

ReferencePHPN/2/1/46

Artist / Photographer

McBean, Angus

Title

Production photograph of The Beggar's opera at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge

DateMay 1948

DescriptionPhotograph of the Finale of Act II. From left, Mrs Vixen (Lesley Duff), Suky Tawdry (Lily Kettlewell), Molly Brazen (Anne Sharp), probably Jemmy Twitcher (Norman Platt), Mrs Trapes (Gladys Parr), Ben Budge (Denis Dowling), Betty Doxy (Mildred Watson), Mrs Slammekin (Elisabeth Parry), Wat Dreary (John Highcock) in far background, Nimming Ned (Max Worthley) below, Mrs Coaxer (Catherine Lawson) in front of Jenny Diver (Jennifer Vyvyan) and Harry Paddington (Roy Ashton). In centre foreground, Lockit (Otakar Kraus) and Peachum (George James) on far right try to separate their respective daughters Lucy (Rose Hill) and Polly (Nancy Evans) from Captain Macheath (Peter Pears).
photographer: Angus McBean] (copyright Harvard University. Image provided courtesy of The Harvard Theatre Collection, The Houghton Library – see http:// hcleducation/libraries/collection/htc.hcml )

Extent1 photograph

Physical DescriptionBlack and white 15 x 20 cm

CopyrightHarvard University

Copies1 (30 x 38 cm, mounted on cardboard

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