Name/TitlePHOTO ASHCROFT THEATRE SAFETY CURTAIN HENRY BIRD DETAIL
About this objectA PHOTO OF THE ASHCROFT THEATRE SAFETY CURTAIN DESIGNED BY HENRY BIRD. THE CURTAIN IS A CELEBRATION OF THE WOLRD OF THEATRE AND REFERENCES CROYDON'S RICH THEATRICAL HISTORY. THIS PHOTO DEPICTS DAME PEGGY ASHCROFT (WHO THE THEATRE IS NAMED AFTER) AS OPHELIA, ONE OF HER GREATEST SUCCESSES IN HER EARLY CAREER. THE DAISIES AND PEARLS ABOVE HER ARE BOTH DERIVATIVES OF MARGEURITE OR MARAGARET WHICH LINKS BACK TO THE ACTRESS'S NAME.
Date MadeAUG 1982
Named CollectionFAIRFIELD ARCHIVES
Credit LineNot to be reproduced without permission. Please contact Museum of Croydon for Copyright/Reproduction Details.
Object TypePHOTO
Object number198208FR