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Esmond Collection

Background imageEsmond Collection: Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond

Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913

Background imageEsmond Collection: Esmond as Touchstone

Esmond as Touchstone
HARRY VERNON ESMOND English actor in the roll of Touchstone in Shakespeares As You Like It

Background imageEsmond Collection: Mrs and Mrs Romilly (Esmond and Jessica Mitford)

Mrs and Mrs Romilly (Esmond and Jessica Mitford)
Jessica Mitford (1917 - 1996), author and fifth of the six Mitford sisters, photographed with her first husband and cousin, Esmond Romilly, at a Miami restaurant they ran in 1940

Background imageEsmond Collection: Jill Esmond

Jill Esmond
Actress Jill Esmond (1908-1990), at the time making her transition from a stage to film acting career. Date: 1931

Background imageEsmond Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore

Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore and Jill Esmond Moore. Date: 1927

Background imageEsmond Collection: Advert, Esmond Jacquard Blankets

Advert, Esmond Jacquard Blankets. 1922

Background imageEsmond Collection: Henry Vernon Esmond, British actor and playwright

Henry Vernon Esmond, British actor and playwright
Henry Vernon Esmond (1869-1922), British actor and playwright, at his desk. circa 1900

Background imageEsmond Collection: Eva Moore as Eliza, in Sandy and his Eliza, Cambridge

Eva Moore as Eliza, in Sandy and his Eliza, Cambridge
Eva Moore as Eliza, in a farcical comedy, Sandy and his Eliza, by H V Esmond, at the New Theatre, Cambridge. 1912

Background imageEsmond Collection: Nellie Hozier

Nellie Hozier
Margaret Nellie (Nelly) Hozier (1888-1955), sister of Clementine Churchill and therefore sister-in-law to Winston Churchill. Pictured at the time of her engagement to Bertram Romilly

Background imageEsmond Collection: The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth

The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth
The wife of Esmond Harmsworth, newspaper proprietor and heir of Lord Rothermere, pictured with her son Vere

Background imageEsmond Collection: Mistress Beatrix

Mistress Beatrix with her candle comes down the staircase of Walcote House to greet Esmond

Background imageEsmond Collection: The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond

The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond
The Dangerous Age by Henry Vernon Esmond (30 November 1869 17 April 1922). First produced as The Dear Fool, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh

Background imageEsmond Collection: Eva Moore

Eva Moore (1868 - 1955), English stage and film actress who was active in the womens suffrage movement. Her daughter, Jill Esmond, was the first wife of Laurence Olivier. Date: 1899

Background imageEsmond Collection: Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at Ascot

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black, with two silver foxes. Behind her are Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny, she in pink and brown

Background imageEsmond Collection: When We Were Twenty-One by H V Esmond

When We Were Twenty-One by H V Esmond
Promotional postcard for When We Were Twenty-One by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, 2nd September 1901. Artist: Albert Morrow. Touring to Theatre Royal, Chatham, 16th March 1903

Background imageEsmond Collection: The Law Divine by H V Esmond

The Law Divine by H V Esmond
The Law Divine by H. V. Esmond. First produced at Wyndhams Theatre, 29th August 1918. Cupid has broken his arrow on the door labelled Womens Advisory Committee

Background imageEsmond Collection: Mrs Esmond Harmsworth & Mr & Mrs Sweeny at Ascot

Mrs Esmond Harmsworth & Mr & Mrs Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black with two silver foxes (bit excessive in June)

Background imageEsmond Collection: The Hon Esmond Harmsworth the son of Lord Rothermere

The Hon Esmond Harmsworth the son of Lord Rothermere
The Hon Esmond Harmsworth, the son of Lord Rothermere, presents Amy Johnson with the Daily Mail cheque for 10, 000 and a gold cup from the youth of Great Britain at a luncheon in her honour at


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