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Autograph request

Postcard sent by Bray to Vesta Tilley on 13th January 1920 asking for her autograph.

Matilda Alice Powles (13 May 1864 - 16 September 1952), was an English music hall performer who adopted, at age 11, the stage name Vesta Tilley and who became one of the most famous male impersonators of her era. She was a star in both Britain and the United States for over thirty years.

Curios and Autographs
Autograph Postcard Types
Where he lived
Some photographs
Scrapbook
Cigarette Cards
Cartoon by Michael Leigh