Peter Pan - Postcard, 1912
Title
Peter Pan - Postcard, 1912
Date
12 February 1912
Description
Publicity postcard for Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, starring Pauline Chase as the title character.
What's the story?
Pauline Chase (1885-1962) was an American-born actress who in 1906 became the third person to play Peter Pan in annual London productions of the play after Nina Boucicault (1904) and Cissie Loftus (1905).
Chase had played the First Twin in these earlier productions, but between 1906 and 1914 she starred each year as Peter, in the West End and on the primary regional tour, which followed on directly from the London run. This tour came to Nottingham for the first time in 1910, and the above image from 1912 provides a fascinating insight in to the energetic and joyful character Chase would have presented to Nottingham audiences.
Although J.M. Barrie often praised Boucicault, as the first actress to play the role, he had a clear preference for Chase and her version of The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. She was extremely popular with audiences, as well, and in 1909 a selection of correspondence sent to the actress from fans of her work, Peter Pan’s Postbag, was published.
Text: Lucie Sutherland, Assistant Professor in Drama, University of Nottingham and author of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, published by Routledge, 2018
Chase had played the First Twin in these earlier productions, but between 1906 and 1914 she starred each year as Peter, in the West End and on the primary regional tour, which followed on directly from the London run. This tour came to Nottingham for the first time in 1910, and the above image from 1912 provides a fascinating insight in to the energetic and joyful character Chase would have presented to Nottingham audiences.
Although J.M. Barrie often praised Boucicault, as the first actress to play the role, he had a clear preference for Chase and her version of The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. She was extremely popular with audiences, as well, and in 1909 a selection of correspondence sent to the actress from fans of her work, Peter Pan’s Postbag, was published.
Text: Lucie Sutherland, Assistant Professor in Drama, University of Nottingham and author of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, published by Routledge, 2018
Type
Postcard
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Contributor
Researcher: Lucie Sutherland & David Longford
