Irene Rooke
(1878-1958), ActressSitter in 9 portraits
Actress. Rooke trained with the Ben Greet Shakespeare Company and first appeared on stage in 1895. She starred alongside Gordon Craig in his 1897 production of Hamlet. She took major parts in the plays of Oscar Wilde, John Galsworthy and George Bernard Shaw.
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101549
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101550
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101551
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101552
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101553
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101554
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101555
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1913
NPG x101556
by Walter Benington
toned bromide print, 1914
NPG x26416
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