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The first woman on the left looks like Elisabeth Freeman. Freeman is at the center of this photo, which features the same stenciled shoulder bags:

The woman next to Elisabeth Freeman seems to be Vera Wentworth, an English suffragette.

Freeman and Wentworth are also depicted in this photo. They aren't identified in its caption but are wearing the same outfits as in the photo above. They and others in the 1913 suffrage caravan are identified on Shorpy's web page here.

pennylrichardsca and whyaduck: Thanks to you both for providing information about the identities of two of the women in this photograph. I've also identified the other two, so from left to right, we have: Elisabeth Freeman, Vera Wentworth, Elsie McKenzie and Ida Craft. Craft is depicted in a number of our suffrage-related images, including these two examples: one and two. We'll expand the caption for this record when we update.

I made a purse from this image:

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Grace George (1879–1961) was a well known actress, director, producer and writer. She both produced and starred in Major Barbara, by George Bernard Shaw, which had it's U.S. premier at the Playhouse Theatre on Broadway on December 9, 1915.

Grace George (real name: Grace Dougherty) married producer William A. Brady (1863–1950) in 1899, and was stepmother to his daughter, Alice Brady (1892–1939), (real name: Mary Rose Brady). A son William Brady Jr. (1900–1935) was born in 1900. [1] [2] [3] [4]
 
There is also a photograph in the LOC Collection on Flickr of Grace George dressed in her role as Mrs. Cynthia Karslake in The New York Idea. The play opened September 28, 1915, at the Playhouse Theatre and was played in repertory with Major Barbara.

                                       
 

This is fantastic. I love getting to see these peeks into the past!

Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for the additional info on Grace George. We will add to the record.

NYT pictorial section of Jan 2, 1916, page 11 had another picture of her in Major Barbara costume. memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/np_item.pl?collection=sgproto&... or memory.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpnyt/1916/191601/19160102/00...

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Great colour usage ... David.. The staff are loving your artistic works ..

Marjorie Hollinshed was also a book writer. Some of her titles are: "In Search of Ballet in Australia"; and "Dancers in Queensland".

Ballet shoes in the 1930s were rubber flat sneakers with lace and were usually white, black or brown, sometimes with a rubber cap toe. Earlier shoes were just satin with leather soles and were closer to the shoes made for ballet dancers today.