macabrestanwyck:12 year old Ivor Novello (actor, composer, playwright. 1893 - 1951) as an Edward
macabrestanwyck: 12 year old Ivor Novello (actor, composer, playwright. 1893 - 1951) as an Edwardian stage beauty. As a boy Ivor worshipped Edwardian actresses such as Gertie Millar, Lily Elsie, and Zena and Phyllis Dare. One day, with the help of a friend, Ivor fooled the drawing-room guests into thinking that he was a young beauty called Lily May. The charade was so popular that this photographer’s studio picture was taken the next day to commemorate it. Regarding that last excerpt. -- source link
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