Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Squire Bancroft (Squire White Butterfield) ('Men of the Day. No. 510. ') NPG D44546

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

Bancroft's first appearance on the stage was in 1861 at Birmingham, and he played in the regions with success for several years. His first London appearance was in 1865 in J. P. Wooler's A Winning Hazard at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. This theatre was managed by Effie Wilton, whom he married in 1868. The pair continued as joint managers of the theatre.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.