Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Mrs Patrick Campbell NPG Ax24970

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Howard Instead

Mrs Patrick Campbell made her name through her role in A.W. Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray. Produced by actor-manager George Alexander, the play opened at the St. James's Theatre on 27 May. Campbell played Paula Tanqueray, an ex-prostitute whose sympathetic treatment challenged the attitudes of the day. However, the play was an immediate success and Campbell's performance was widely praised. After finding fame in 1893, Campbell socialised with artists, intellectuals and members of the aristocracy. In December 1901, Mrs Patrick Campbell sailed to America... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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