Photo Title

1979: Jersey Lily

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Production Title

Jersey Lily

Production Date

1979

Photograph Caption

Sultry siren: when professional beauty Lillie Langtry (played by Francesca Annis) turned actress, her performance as Cleopatra became a triumph, acclaimed by the critics and attended by the Prince of Wales [later, King Edward VII], who was more than a spectator in Lillie's tempestuous life. The story of the legendary Jersey Lily" continues on the Mobil-funded Masterpiece Theatre..."

Play Title

Antony and Cleopatra

Series

Masterpiece Theatre

Venue

Television

Place of Production

Great Britain

Creator

Genre

Roman

Character

Cleopatra/Lilly Langtry: Francesca Annis

Other Notes

A Masterpiece Theatre dramatic series presented on PBS by WGBH, Boston

Object Type

black-and-white photographs

Size of Original

8 x 10 in.

Donor

Cole, Joseph E.

Repository

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

Format

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