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Vivien Leigh and others: Two theatrical caricature groups by Owen Ascroft, 1930's, image 1
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Vintage Film Posters & Film Memorabilia 1920s to 1960s
Lot 36

Vivien Leigh and others: Two theatrical caricature groups by Owen Ascroft,
1930's,

3 July 2013, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£200 - £300

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Vivien Leigh and others: Two theatrical caricature groups by Owen Ascroft,

1930's,
mixed media on two boards, each signed and one dated 1936, featuring Ivor Novello, Vivien Leigh and other cast members of 'The Happy Hypocrite' and Esmond Knight, Diana Churchill and others in 'Wise Tomorrow', the latter framed, each approx. 12 x 15 inches (30 x 38cm)

Footnotes

'The Happy Hypocrite', by Max Beerbohm, was first published in The Yellow Book in 1896. The first theatrical production was in 1900 and revived, at His Majesty's Theatre, in 1936. 'Wise Tomorrow' was featured on the front cover of Theatre World magazine, April 1937.

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