Vesta Tilley Real Photo Postcard 1904

Vesta Tilley Real Photo Postcard 1904

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Matilda Alice Powles (13 May 1864 – 16 September 1952) was an English music hall performer. She adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley and became one of the best-known Male Impersonators of her era. Her career lasted from 1869 until 1920. Starting in provincial theatres with her father as manager, she performed her first season in London in 1874. By the 1890s, Tilley was England's highest earning woman.