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The 19th century saw a craze for ceramic figurines of performers and Agatha Walker (1888-1980) attempted to revive this tradition with her limited edition sculptures, modelled from life in plaster and coated with a fine layer of wax that was then coloured.  In 1931 Agatha Walker's wax figures were exhibited at the Fine Art Society.\r\n\r\nRobert Loraine was a successful stage actor for over thirty years and also a renowned aviator who made the first flight across the Irish Sea in 1910.  He was an RAF fighter pilot in World War I and began acting after his distinguished military career. The figurine shows him as Mirabell in <i>The Way of The World</i> which opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on 7 February 1924. With Edith Evans as Millamant and elegant designs by the Scottish theatre designer, painter and and illustrator Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991), this was another success for Sir Nigel Playfair, the theatre's owner.  He had purchased the lease of the derelict Lyric Theatre in a syndicate in 1918 and transformed it into a highly successful venue, putting Hammersmith firmly on the theatrical map.\n\n\r\n","physicalDescription":"Coloured wax covered figurine of Robert Loraine as Mirabell in <i>The Way of the World</i>, standing on an integral brown base inscribed with details. He stands looking down to his right, with his right hand resting on his hip. He wears a tan frock coat, a long turquoise waistcost edged in salmon pink, a jabot, black breeches, cream stockings and black shoes with turquoise bows. 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The sculptress Agatha Walker also produced a limited edition figure of Millamant from the same production, also in the V&A's collections. (S.1312-1984).","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Figurine by Agatha Walker of Robert Loraine (1876-1935) as Mirabell in <i>The Way of The World</i>, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 7 February 1924. Moulded plaster covered in wax ","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<i>Stage Personalities.  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