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 The Dover Street Studios Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1906-circa 1912
NPG x284
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Alfred Ellis & Walery, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1906
NPG x290
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) with his dogs Patsy and Pan
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x294
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x295
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by The Dover Street Studios Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1906-circa 1912
NPG x32
Sir George Alexander (George Samson); Florence Jane (née Théleur), Lady Alexander
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x201000
Sir George Alexander (George Samson); Florence Jane (née Théleur), Lady Alexander
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x201001
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x201002
Sir George Alexander (George Samson
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x201003
by Foulsham & Banfield, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 1906-1907
NPG x201004
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Alfred Ellis & Walery, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x285
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Alfred Ellis & Walery, published by Misch & Co ('M. & Co.')
postcard print, 1907 or before
NPG x287
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Alfred Ellis & Walery, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x289
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Lilian Beel, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1910-1918
NPG x196301
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax46146
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
by Direct Photo Engraving Co Ltd, after Herbert Rose Barraud
photogravure
NPG x303
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) ('Men of the Day. No. 578.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 February 1894
NPG D44687
Sir George Alexander (George Samson) ('Men of the Day. No. 1155. "The St. James's."')
by Sir Max Beerbohm
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 January 1909
NPG D45469
Sir George Alexander (George Samson)
after Charles Buchel (Karl August Büchel), and after John Hassall
lithograph, 1917
NPG D7316
by Alfred Ellis
carbon print, published August 1893
NPG x9393
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