Mrs Patrick Campbell
(1865-1940), Actress; former wife of Patrick Campbell, and later wife of George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-WestMrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Campbell (née Tanner))
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 26 portraits
Mrs Patrick Campbell made her name through her role in A.W. Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray. Produced by actor-manager George Alexander, the play opened at the St. James's Theatre on 27 May. Campbell played Paula Tanqueray, an ex-prostitute whose sympathetic treatment challenged the attitudes of the day. However, the play was an immediate success and Campbell's performance was widely praised. After finding fame in 1893, Campbell socialised with artists, intellectuals and members of the aristocracy. In December 1901, Mrs Patrick Campbell sailed to America to embark on the first of several successful American tours.
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1938
NPG x14039
by Unknown artist
lithograph, 1896
NPG D34148
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1899
NPG D23394
by Alfred Ellis
carbon print, published August 1893
NPG x9393
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6459
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6460
Related People
- Stella Patrick Campbell (daughter)
- George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West (husband)
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