Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
(1858-1918), Actor and theatre managerLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 60 portraits
The son of a Scottish manufacturer, he made his acting debut at Nottingham and after some seasons in the provinces, he made his first London appearance as Caleb Deecie in Two Roses in 1881 at the Lyceum. In 1891, he took over management of the St James' Theatre. That year, Oscar Wilde arranged for Alexander to produce and act in the first production of Lady Windermere's Fan. Alexander went on to produce many other plays. These included a number that were highly successful, including Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest and A.W. Pinero's Second Mrs Tanqueray. Henry James's famously disastrous production of Guy Domville was produced at the St James' Theatre in 1895.
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Harry Furniss
ink, circa 1885-1923
NPG 4095(1)
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Bernard Partridge
watercolour, 1909
NPG 3663
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1880s-1890s
NPG x3770
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as Bassanio in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Benjamin Joseph Falk, published by David Bogue
carbon print, published 1 April 1885
NPG Ax29203
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as Bassanio in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Benjamin Joseph Falk, published by David Bogue
carbon print, published 1 April 1885
NPG x5153
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as George Addis; Marion Terry as Helen in 'Sunlight and Shadow'
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 January 1891
NPG Ax28814
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as George Addis; Marion Terry as Helen in 'Sunlight and Shadow'
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 January 1891
NPG x134671
'Group from "Lady Windermere's Fan"'
by Alfred Ellis, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 July 1892
NPG Ax28837
by Alfred Ellis, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 February 1893
NPG Ax28848
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax16163
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Alfred Ellis
albumen cabinet card, 1893
NPG x31826
by Alfred Ellis, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 February 1893
NPG x9398
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1893
NPG x134586
by Alfred Ellis & Walery, published by J. Beagles & Co
matte bromide postcard print, 1893
NPG x160487
Herbert Waring as Sir Brice Skene; Sir George Alexander as David Remon in 'The Masqueraders'
by Alfred Ellis
carbon print, published 1 July 1894
NPG Ax28859
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as David Remon in 'The Masqueraders'
by Alfred Ellis
albumen cabinet card, April 1894
NPG x12556
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as David Remon in 'The Masqueraders'
by Alfred Ellis
albumen cabinet card, April 1894
NPG x31825
Herbert Waring as Sir Brice Skene; Sir George Alexander as David Remon in 'The Masqueraders'
by Alfred Ellis
carbon print, published 1 July 1894
NPG x9385
Sir George Alexander (George Samson); Henry Vernon Esmond (Harry Esmond Jack) in 'The Masqueraders'
by Alfred Ellis
albumen cabinet card, 1894
NPG x196972
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) as Rudolf Rassendyll in 'Rupert of Hentzau'
by Alexander Corbett, for Alfred Ellis & Walery
albumen panel card, 1900
NPG x5475
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