By the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft we are able to present our
readers with their portraits at an age when they had not yet met each
other--when Marie Wilton was the life and soul of the burlesques at the
"Strand" Theatre, and when Mr. Bancroft was still studying in the
provinces the art with which he was to charm the audiences of the
"Prince of Wales's." In our second portraits Marie Wilton was still
Marie Wilton, but was on the eve of becoming Mrs. Bancroft; and finally,
in the centre, we have them both as at the present day.
[Illustration: AGE 23.
_From a Photograph by W. Keith, Liverpool._]
[Illustration: AGE 37.
_From a Photograph by Window & Grove._]
[Illustration: _From a Photograph by Window & Grove._