A large group of guests gathered on the stairs at the engagement party of comedienne, Nellie Wallace and Mr. J. Selwyn Smithurst at Warwick Square, London. The party lasted from 11pm to 5am and included many of the most famous names from the London stage. In the front row is Mr Horace Sheldon (absolute foreground) and then, from left to right, Mr Selwyn Smithurst, Mrs Marcus, Mr Frank Lawton, Miss Renee Houston, Miss Nellie Wallace, Miss Evelyn Laye, Mr Billy Marshall, Mr Lea Leveson, Miss Nora Delaney and Mr Lackay, Miss Sophie Tucker's husband.