Real photo postcard full length studio photograph of performer identified by caption as Chas Bennie, Chester, depicting the ventriloquist in a boldly checked or patterned costume alongside a dummy figure similarly dressed. The matching patterned costumes shared between performer and dummy create a strong unified visual identity for the act, a deliberate theatrical choice intended to reinforce the comedic partnership between the two figures.
The caption is printed along the vertical edge of the image. The full length composition allows clear visibility of the coordinated costuming from head to foot. Matching costume acts of this type were particularly associated with the knockabout comedy end of the British variety ventriloquist tradition.
The front bears the printed text: Printed caption reading Chas Bennie, Chester along image edge. The reverse reads: Standard POST CARD divided reverse. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation visible.
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