Phyllis Bedells
(1893-1985), Dancer and choreographerSitter in 19 portraits
Bedells made her stage debut as the first oyster in Alice in Wonderland at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, in 1906. The following year she joined the Empire Theatre, where she first appeared with Adeline Genée as the Demon Wrath in Rip van Winkle. She succeeded Lydia Kyasht in the title role of Titania and became principal dancer at the Empire, 1914-15, often partnered by Carlotta Mossetti. By 1920 she was acknowledged as the leading British dancer of the day. In the early 1930s she appeared with the Camargo Society and Vic-Wells Ballet. She retired from the stage in 1935.
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1916
NPG x83010
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19325
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19326
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19327
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19328
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19329
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19330
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19331
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19332
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 July 1916
NPG x19341
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19377
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19378
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19379
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19380
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19381
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19382
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19383
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 April 1919
NPG x19384
after Howard van Dusen, and after John Hassall
lithograph, early 20th century
NPG D31607
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