Photograph of a tableau originally performed at 21 Cromwell Road and arranged by Edward Dicey (1832-1911) of two actors who perform the roles of Mistress Alice Ford and Mistress Margaret Page in Act 2 Scene 1 of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. The actors appear in front of a trompe l'oeil painted backdrop depicting a forest scene with an open door on the right. Miss Gilbert who plays the part of Margaret Page, on right, holds a love letter which she compares to the one written to Alice Ford, played by Maude Gilbert. Miss Page remarks how the words in the letter are the same, save for the names of the addressee. Margaret exclaims: "Letter for letter but that the name of Page and Ford differs".

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh acted as Royal patrons to the performances and with Princess Louise, viewed the performances at 21 Cromwell Street, home to the architect, Charles Freake (1814-84). The proceeds raised by the performances were donated to the National Orphan Home and the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children.