Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men
Portrait of comedy duo McIntyre & Heath as young men. They are wearing three-piece suits and bow ties. McIntyre stands, leaning his right arm on the seated Heath's shoulder. McIntyre & Heath starred in five productions at Macauley's Theatre...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of A. Harber Thompson of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing wire-framed glasses and checked bow tie. The photograph has been painted on outlining/cropping his image, and has silvering around the edges, damaged corners, and discoloration from...
Portrait of actress and director Ethel Barrymore with her dark hair piled atop her head, wearing a white tunic with arm bands. Barrymore was born August 15, 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents (Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew),...
Two mustachioed men in overcoats sit on wooden chairs on a stage set with the appearance of a library or study. They seem engrossed in conversation; the one on the right sits sideways in his chair, with a cane leaning against it. Although this...
Character portrait of Mary Hampton wearing a voluminous floral-print dress and long strand of pearls. Hampton appeared at Macauley's Theatre twice in 1898: opposite William Morris in "Under the Red Robe" on February 3-5, and opposite...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of French actor Constant-Benoît Coquelin in costume as Napoleon II in "L'Aiglon," in which he performed opposite Sarah Bernhardt at Macauley's Theatre on March 18, 1901. He stands with hands on hips,...
Portrait of Harry Mann, who went on to manage the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York in the late 1890s. He wears a suit jacket and white tie with stickpin. His hair is in a side part, and he has a mustache connected to long sideburns....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes
Character portrait of left profile of soprano Geraldine Farrar in costume for the role of Gilda in the Verdi opera "Rigoletto," which the Metropolitan Opera Company, of which she was a member, performed at Macauley's Theatre in April...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Musicians; Men; Music stands
Full-length portrait of left profile of mustachioed conductor Theodore Thomas with baton and music stand. He stands on an ornate rug, wearing a long double-breasted jacket. Thomas, was born in Esens, East Friesland, Germany, on October 11, 1835,...
Portrait of right profile of A. L. Hoeckler (last name uncertain) wearing a mustache, suit jacket, and ascot with tie pin. Autograph on mount, lower center: A. L. Hoeckler (?). Annotation on mount verso, upper center: 2 Col C. J. For Mr. Watterson....
Portrait of white-haired actor/producer E. S. (Edward Smith) Willard wearing a tuxedo with white necktie. led the Edward Smith Willard Repertory in the early years of the 20th century. Born in England in 1853, Willard led the Edward Smith Willard...
Character portrait of actress Ada Blair wearing long dress and velvet cloak, with a crown atop her long curly hair. A drawing of a man with a mustache appears on the bottom of the mount. Autograph on mount, lower center: Ada Blair. Location of...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Men
Portrait of producer and musician William H. West, known as "The Progressive Minstrel." He is seated, wearing a jacket with tails; tie; polka dot vest; and striped pants, and holding a baton and a pair of leather gloves. Born June 18,...
Oval-shaped portrait of performer William Davidge wearing a fedora, suit jacket, and tie with stickpin. Autograph on mount, lower right: Wm. Davidge. Inscription on mount verso, upper center: J. Macauley Esq. with kind regards of Wm. Davidge (?)...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Three-quarter length character portrait of Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink in costume as Amneris in the Verdi opera "Aida." She wears her hair down, with a crown atop her head, and a regal dress. Born Ernestine (Tini) Rössler in Lieben...
Double portrait of magician Alexander Herrmann (billed as Hermann III, "the only successor to Herrmann the Great"). Herrmann is seated before a poster of himself. In both images, he is wearing a tuxedo with white bow tie, his curly hair...
Three-quarter length portrait of performer Marie Doro wearing a black cape and a worried expression. Doro, born Marie Katherine Steward in Duncannon, Pennsylvania on May 25, 1882, starred in three productions at Macauley's Theatre: "The Morals...
Full-length portrait of dancer Consuelo de La Bruyere in elegant ballet costume and pose. She likely performed with the Kirafly Brothers' Company in "The Ratcatcher, or the Pied Piper of Hamelin" at Macauley's Theatre in April 1886....
Three-quarter length character portrait of French actor Constant-Benoît Coquelin in costume consisting of floppy hat with ostrich plume; bulbous nose; upturned mustache; small patch of hair on chin; round collar; and tunic. It may be the costume...
Portrait of producer Frank McKee as a young man, with a mustache and three-piece suit and tie. Autograph on print, lower center: Yours Frank McKee. Location of photo studio: San Francisco (Calif.). Title supplied by cataloger.
