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Mary Irber (1884-1967)byTraut

Munich, 1907

Jack Proctor Post Card Collection

Henry Traut (1857- 1940) operated a portrait studio in Munich, made souvenir photos of the stars of theatre and royalty, and investigated scientific and medical applications.

In 1908 Mary Irber’s performances at the Intimes Theatre in Munich scandalised the morality campaigners and resulted in accusations in the press of it being a ‘workshop of shameless indecency’, its operating licence was revoked within months. She died age 83 and is buried in the Ostfriedhof Cemetery in Munich.