Sarah AJ
Gary Webb 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 (to at least myself) unknown Female Impersonator, Gary Webb, who formed a partnership with Sonny Dawkes briefly in the post WW2 years.
Research has also identified a pantomime partnership with Lee Stevens, who seems also went by the name of Alan Avid (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/6736604981/in/set-7215...) in this article here (www.britishmusichallsociety.com/index/leestevens.pdf)
Rather than simply lift the image to share here, I have attempted one of my colourisation attempts. The Brighton Story article whilst brief is a precious little find and provides a small window on a very different age.
As always, if the subjects family and/or current copyright holders object to my reproduction of this image I will gladly remove.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
Gary Webb 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 (to at least myself) unknown Female Impersonator, Gary Webb, who formed a partnership with Sonny Dawkes briefly in the post WW2 years.
Research has also identified a pantomime partnership with Lee Stevens, who seems also went by the name of Alan Avid (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/6736604981/in/set-7215...) in this article here (www.britishmusichallsociety.com/index/leestevens.pdf)
Rather than simply lift the image to share here, I have attempted one of my colourisation attempts. The Brighton Story article whilst brief is a precious little find and provides a small window on a very different age.
As always, if the subjects family and/or current copyright holders object to my reproduction of this image I will gladly remove.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.