Gabrielle Ray as a Chinese paper lantern in the comic opera ‘See-See’
Collection
Identifier
JC-s627
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s627. An image on a ‘real photo’ post card, postmarked Barnes S.W., 20 November 1906. Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973) is dressed as a Chinese paper lantern, in a sequence in the comic opera ‘See-See’, entitled ‘The Courtship of the Two Chinese Lanterns’. ‘See-See’ was a Chinese comic opera in two acts, written by Charles Brookfield, with lyrics by Adrian Rose and music by Sidney Jones, first produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, in 1906. Ray also played the part of So-Hie, See-See’s boy attendant. Ray was considered one of the most beautiful actresses on the London stage and became one of the most photographed women in the world. See https://gsarchive.net/british/seesee/index.html.
Caption on photograph
MISS GABRIELLE RAY / 4038 X ROTARY PHOTO E.C. / PLAY PICTORIAL
