GAYNOR ROWLANDS : ENGLISH STAGE ACTRESS; SINGER AND DANCER : BY LALLIE CHARLES for Sale

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GAYNOR ROWLANDS : ENGLISH STAGE ACTRESS; SINGER AND DANCER : BY LALLIE CHARLES For Sale

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GAYNOR ROWLANDS : ENGLISH STAGE ACTRESS; SINGER AND DANCER : BY LALLIE CHARLES:
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This vintage real photo postcard features English actress, singer, and dancer, Gaynor Rowlands (1883-1906). She carried the nickname of \"The Nightingale of Wales\". She started her career in Empire Theatres\'s Ballet. Upon graduation, she joined the company chorus line of George Edwarde\'s Gaiety Theatre. She toured India in 1901/02. She quickly became a star and she became the most photographed of the \"Gaiety Girls\". She was a popular subject of photo postcards and theatre magazine articles. Rowland\'s life was cut short when she died of heart failure at the age of twenty-three after surgery for appendicitis. Eight portraits of Gaynor are in England\'s National Portrait Gallery. The IMDb reports that she has one film in her filmography. lt was released in 1905.This postcard was published by Philco Publishing which operated out of London, England. Miss Rowland\'s portrait was taken by the esteemed female celebrity photographer, Lallie Charles. This vintage postcard portrait is in fair condition (see scans).