Real Photo of Emily Hale in Theatrical Costume

Boston/Cambridge?: N/A THIS IS NOT A BOOK. This is an actual, REAL PHOTOGRAPH of a young Emily Hale. Hale had an amorous relationship with a young T.S. Eliot in the Boston/Cambridge area. The letters he wrote to her were recently opened for scholars at Princeton University. Although Eliot later denied any type of loving relationship, he penned over 1100 letters to her. We are offering this photograph taken of her in a theatrical costume. On the back of the photo someone has written her name and below the name in quotes is written, "Tubby." "Tubby and Gawks," a one act play by F. Kinsey Peile is about two women who meet in the after-life. The copyright, in New York and London, is 1913 by Samuel French, the drama publisher. It is possible that Emily played Tubby. The final clue, of course, would be to find the original playbill. It is significant to note that the couple met in that same year of 1913. Hale shows up in some of Eliot's poetry and some have called her his "Muse." The photo measuress 5.5" high and 3.75" wide. The image is clean and clear. The back of the photo has a 2 lines of glued remains that do not filter through to the front - the photo was probably removed from a scrapbook or such. This is a very rare photograph of a woman who influenced one of the most important poets of the twentieth century.. Paper. Near Very Good. 5" x 3.75". Photography.