Dorothy Rundell Antique Actress Rare Theatre Real Photo Postcard

zx596 Antique postcard of Dorothy Rundell who was a sitter for six portraits in the collection of England's National Portrait Gallery. In 1913, Rundell appeared in  "This Way Madam! at London's Queens Theatre. A World War I website presents an article about Captain Leopold Profeit. The author mentions that in 1915, about nine months after he enlisted into the army, Profeit married Dorothy Rundell. She was 26 years old, nine years younger than Captain Profeit. In 1917, less than two years after the nuptials, Profeit was killed at the Battle of Dorian fighting against the Bulgarians. A review in the "Tatler" (1917) reports that Dorothy replaced Doris Keane in the London production of "Romance".The reviewer wrote that Dorothy "won all hearts by her personal charm, and delicate sensibility".    This card could be from her performance as Cinderella but it is a very rare early 1900s postcard and is real photo bar small places in mostly great condition (vg++ unused)