Lillah McCarthy as Jennifer Dubedat in 'The Doctor's Dilemma'

Sitterback to top

• Lillah McCarthy (1875-1960), Actress. Sitter in 44 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Foulsham & Banfield (active 1900s-1920s). Artist associated with 149 portraits.

This portraitback to top

The Granville-Barker/Vedrenne management first staged George Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma'at the Royal Court Theatre on 20 November 1906. Shaw tailored the part of Jennifer Dubedat especially for McCarthy who played opposite Granville-Barker as the artist Louis Dubedat. McCarthy was one of Shaw's favourite actresses; when she returned to London in 1905 he felt he had found his long searched for Ann Whitfield, the female lead in Man and Superman.

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Lillah McCarthy (28 January 2006 - 30 July 2006)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Hats and head-attire
• In Character