Sarah AJ
Sonny Dawkes Late 1940's Colourised
Whilst researching online about British FI Tommy Rose (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/8054026007/in/photostream). I found this article on the Brighton "Our Story" website (www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/summer06/tales.htm) and this rather precious image of Sonny Dawkes, who formed a partnership with Tommy Rose in the post WW2 years, in fact there is a caricature of them and other pantomime performers on the V&A website (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86533/gary-webb-sonny-dawkes-...).
Rather than simply lift the image to share here, I have attempted one of my colourisation attempts. The Brighton Story article indicates that Sonny sadly passed away in June 2006, but it provides a wonderful insight into Female Impersonation in the British during those times.
As always, if the subjects family and/or current copyright holders object to my reproduction of this image I will gladly remove.
Sonny Dawkes Late 1940's Colourised
Whilst researching online about British FI Tommy Rose (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/8054026007/in/photostream). I found this article on the Brighton "Our Story" website (www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/summer06/tales.htm) and this rather precious image of Sonny Dawkes, who formed a partnership with Tommy Rose in the post WW2 years, in fact there is a caricature of them and other pantomime performers on the V&A website (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86533/gary-webb-sonny-dawkes-...).
Rather than simply lift the image to share here, I have attempted one of my colourisation attempts. The Brighton Story article indicates that Sonny sadly passed away in June 2006, but it provides a wonderful insight into Female Impersonation in the British during those times.
As always, if the subjects family and/or current copyright holders object to my reproduction of this image I will gladly remove.