Driven From Home by Gilbert Hastings Macdermott
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Driven From Home by Gilbert Hastings Macdermott
Driven From Home by G. H. Macdermott (27 February 1845 8 May 1901). First produced at the Grecian Theatre on 31st July 1871. It was expanded by an unknown playwright and produced at the Grand Theatre in Birmingham on 10th October 1884 and then at the Pavilion Theatre on 14th June 1886. It was adapted by one of the Melville brothers around 1900. The caption reads: Wife and Daughter. Laura Raybrook is driven from home by her father, seated left, out into the snow, right, for marrying a man of whom he disapproves. Date: 1880s 1890s ?
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Armchair Blizzard Clutching Driven Gilbert Hastings Macdermott Parlour Snowing Snowy Theatrical
Driven From Home
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is a poignant theatrical scene captured in this evocative print by renowned English painter, Gilbert Hastings Macdermott. The image portrays a heart-wrenching moment from the play of the same name, first produced at the Grecian Theatre in 1871. In the photograph, we see a determined father, seated left, as he pushes his distraught wife, Laura Raybrook, and their young daughter out into the frigid winter night. The father's stern expression and clenched fist convey his deep disapproval of the woman's choice in marriage to a man of whom he does not approve. The wife and daughter, bundled up against the cold, clutch their belongings and each other as they face an uncertain future. The boy, perhaps an older son, looks on in shock and disbelief from the doorway. The snowy scene outside, with its swirling snowflakes and cold, harsh wind, adds to the sense of desperation and despair. This print, believed to date from the 1880s or 1890s, captures the raw emotion and drama of Macdermott's theatrical work. The image was expanded by an unknown playwright and produced at the Grand Theatre in Birmingham in 1884 and then at the Pavilion Theatre in 1886. The play was later adapted by one of the Melville brothers around 1900. This powerful scene remains a testament to the enduring themes of family, love, and the consequences of disapproval.
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