The Zena Dare Pages - Other Early Actresses

The following pictures show other late Victorian-early Edwardian stage stars (arranged in alphabetical order by last name) on various photo post cards.
None of the images here were taken from other websites; all of these photos are from my personal collection.

All dates are approximate

Click each thumbnail to see a larger picture of the respective post card.

Top: Delia Mason, Gabrielle Ray, Denise Orme
Bottom: Edna May, Marie Studholme, Dorothy Frostick
Rotary 3435A
Circa 1906
Which Is The Most Serious?
Top: Mabel Love, Gabrielle Ray, Gertie Millar
Bottom: Carrie Moore, Marie Studholme, Maude Fealy
Rotary 3437A
Unused
Which Is The Fairest?

Sybil Arundale (née Kelly, 1882-1965)
Philco 3052D
Circa 1904
Sybil Arundale
Rotary Photo 1979A
Circa 1906

Sybil Arundale
Rotary Photo 1539L
Unused
Sybil Arundale - Bookmark card
Rotary 9000
Unused

Billie Burke
Tuck's T.50
Circa 1906
Appears to be a printed "autograph."
Camille Clifford
Rotary 1980P
Unused
She was known as the British "Gibson Girl"...

Camille Clifford
Rotary 1980G
Unused
...due no doubt to her incredible figure!
Camille Clifford
Philco 3083C
Circa 1905
Dangerous curves!

Florence Collingbourne
Rotary Photo
Unused
Oldest card in my collection, undivided
back.
Marie Dainton (d. 1938)
Aristophot E1923, tinted
Unused

Marie Dainton
Philco 3051B
Circa 1905
Mabel Green
Tuck's T292
Circa 1906
Exceptional tint; looks almost like a true colour photo.

Daisy Jerome
Philco 3087D
Circa 1906
Marguerite Leslie
Aristophot E1753, tinted
Unused

Mabel Love
Philco 3065B, added glitter
Circa 1905
Notice the sparkly accents on her dress, which were added by the card manufacturer in much the same way as other cards have hand-tinted accents.
Mabel Love
Rotary Photo 155S
Unused
Bare shoulder...pretty!

Edna May (real name: Edna May Pettie, 1878-1948)
Unknown mfr., No. 810
Circa 1905
Very nice photo.
Edna May
Rapid 1003
Undated

Gertie Millar
Davidson Bros. 1349
Circa 1906
Gabrielle Ray
Philco 3055B
Undated
A very young Gabrielle showing her ankle.

Gabrielle Ray
Philco 3223B, added glitter
Date unknown
This card also has added sparkle accents.
Gabrielle Ray
Rotary Photo 4118C
Circa 1907
Interesting...

Gabrielle Ray
J. Beagles & Co. 485G, colour (not Real Photo), added glitter
Circa 1906
Sexy!
Nina Sevening
Philco 7004D, tinted
Unused

Nina Sevening
Milton "Bromette" (Woolstone Bros.) No. 53, tinted
Circa 1905
Nina Sevening
Rapid 2457, tinted
Circa 1906
The red tinting on her dress is rather strong.

Marie Tempest (1866-1942)
J. Beagles & Co. 1069
Circa 1904
Vesta Tilley (real name: Matilda Alice Powles, 1864-1952)
Philco 3147C, tinted
Circa 1906
Vesta was frequently shown wearing men's costumes in Real Photo postcards.


Top: Delia Mason, Gabrielle Ray, Denise Orme Bottom: Edna May, Marie Studholme, Dorothy Frostick Rotary 3435A Circa 1906 Which Is The Most Serious?	Top: Mabel Love, Gabrielle Ray, Gertie Millar Bottom: Carrie Moore, Marie Studholme, Maude Fealy Rotary 3437A Unused Which Is The Fairest?

Sybil Arundale (née Kelly, 1882-1965) Philco 3052D Circa 1904	Sybil Arundale Rotary Photo 1979A Circa 1906

Sybil Arundale Rotary Photo 1539L Unused	Sybil Arundale - Bookmark card Rotary 9000 Unused

Billie Burke Tuck's T.50 Circa 1906 Appears to be a printed "autograph."	Camille Clifford Rotary 1980P Unused She was known as the British "Gibson Girl"...

Camille Clifford Rotary 1980G Unused ...due no doubt to her incredible figure!	Camille Clifford Philco 3083C Circa 1905 Dangerous curves!

Florence Collingbourne Rotary Photo Unused Oldest card in my collection, undivided back.	Marie Dainton (d. 1938) Aristophot E1923, tinted Unused

Marie Dainton Philco 3051B Circa 1905	Mabel Green Tuck's T292 Circa 1906 Exceptional tint; looks almost like a true colour photo.

Daisy Jerome Philco 3087D Circa 1906	Marguerite Leslie Aristophot E1753, tinted Unused

Mabel Love Philco 3065B, added glitter Circa 1905 Notice the sparkly accents on her dress, which were added by the card manufacturer in much the same way as other cards have hand-tinted accents.	Mabel Love Rotary Photo 155S Unused Bare shoulder...pretty!

Edna May (real name: Edna May Pettie, 1878-1948) Unknown mfr., No. 810 Circa 1905 Very nice photo.	Edna May Rapid 1003 Undated

Gertie Millar Davidson Bros. 1349 Circa 1906	Gabrielle Ray Philco 3055B Undated A very young Gabrielle showing her ankle.

Gabrielle Ray Philco 3223B, added glitter Date unknown This card also has added sparkle accents.	Gabrielle Ray Rotary Photo 4118C Circa 1907 Interesting...

Gabrielle Ray J. Beagles & Co. 485G, colour (not Real Photo), added glitter Circa 1906 Sexy!	Nina Sevening Philco 7004D, tinted Unused

Nina Sevening Milton "Bromette" (Woolstone Bros.) No. 53, tinted Circa 1905	Nina Sevening Rapid 2457, tinted Circa 1906 The red tinting on her dress is rather strong.

Marie Tempest (1866-1942) J. Beagles & Co. 1069 Circa 1904	Vesta Tilley (real name: Matilda Alice Powles, 1864-1952) Philco 3147C, tinted Circa 1906 Vesta was frequently shown wearing men's costumes in Real Photo postcards.