was the managing editor of The Collation from 2015-2023. As a reference librarian and archivist, she spends a lot of her time assisting others with their research. When she has a few moments for her own, she can be found exploring book history, theatre history, the history of science, and the interesting ways those crash together sometimes. — View all posts by Abbie Weinberg
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Daly’s Portia was Irish American Ada Rehan, and the production was intended to showcase her. She was a fashion icon, and dressmakers would give her costumes free in return for recommendations.
Bouchier’s Poerria was Violet Vanburgh, and she first played the role a few years earlier in Margate, a small seaside town where she’d be expected to supply her own costumes. Getty images has a photo of her in the role in lawyer’s dress; Alomy and Everett Collection have several photos of Ada.
Angela Cockburn — May 1, 2018
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Daly’s Portia was Irish American Ada Rehan, and the production was intended to showcase her. She was a fashion icon, and dressmakers would give her costumes free in return for recommendations.
Bouchier’s Poerria was Violet Vanburgh, and she first played the role a few years earlier in Margate, a small seaside town where she’d be expected to supply her own costumes. Getty images has a photo of her in the role in lawyer’s dress; Alomy and Everett Collection have several photos of Ada.
Angela Cockburn — May 1, 2018