Color lithograph portrait of actress Marie Cahill wearing a fur-trimmed coat, wide-brimmed hat, and fur muff. Marie Cahill, born in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1870s, appeared at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1903 and 1909, in "Nancy...
Streets; City & town life; Utility poles; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); Automobiles; Buildings; Stores & shops
Utility poles line East Broadway near Eighth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Their wires form a grid in the air. A traffic cop stands in the middle of the intersection as cars and a trolley pass by. On the left side of the street people stand by...
Signed color lithograph portrait of Canadian actress, producer, and director Margaret Anglin wearing a long dress with headpiece and shawl. Anglin (1876-1958) performed at Macauley's Theatre in "The Eternal Feminine" (December 1904);...
Lithograph, inserted into oval-shaped matte, of composer, actor, and comedian Gus Williams wearing suit jacket and tie with stickpin. Title supplied by cataloger.
Lithograph of performer Charles A. Fechter with long hair, a mustache, and a goatee. Fechter first performed at Macauley's Theatre the week of December 21-26, 1874, in "Ruy Blas," "The Lady of Lyons," "Hamlet," and...
Color lithograph featuring the left profile of performer Margaret Mather superimposed over a peacock feather. Born Margaret Finlayson in Canada in 1859, she was noticed by theater manager J. M. Hill and performed under contract with him from 1882 -...
Portraits; Theatrical posters; Actors; Actresses; Men; Women
Actor, playwright, and manager Nathan Salsbury (also known as Nate or N. Salsbury) was born in Freeport, Illinois on February 28, 1846 and died December 24, 1902 in Long Branch, New Jersey. In 1875 he organized the musical comedy troupe Salsbury's...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Theatrical posters; Actors; Men
Lithograph advertising the appearances of Mrs. and Mrs. Frank S. Chanfrau at Macauley's Theatre in November 1880. It features a portrait of Frank S. Chanfrau wearing a mustache, suit jacket, and black bow tie. Chanfrau performed his "Kit, The...
Oval-shaped lithograph of three-quarter length portrait of actress Julia Dean seated, wearing a long-sleeved dress and holding a book. She was born July 22, 1830, in Pleasant Valley, New York, and died March 6, 1868, in New York City. Her niece,...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Barry Sullivan wearing a double-breasted jacket and tie and holding a cane. A top hat rests on the console table behind him. A stage and screen actor named Barry Sullivan was born in 1912, but given the...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Men
Color lithograph of Col. Jack H. (Christopher) Haverly wearing a full mustache, suit jacket, and tie. Born June 30, 1837 in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, J. H. Haverly led a series of minstrel and operetta troupes, which performed at Macauley's...
Rectangular lithograph of performer and producer Nathaniel Carll (N. C.) Goodwin, in three-piece suit, eyeglasses, and mustache, posed underneath a larger portrait of him (clean-shaven). This appears to be an advertisement for his performance of...
Rectangular lithograph of Eliza Weathersby, in short dress with shawl, sword, and bangles, posed underneath a larger portrait of her (wearing more traditional clothing and jewelry). This appears to be an advertisement for her in a performance of...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Othello. In this full-length character portrait, he wears a turban and robes and carries a curved pipe or staff. Born in 1840, Keene appeared at Macauley's...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Bertuccio in "The Fool's Revenge." In this full-length character portrait, he wears a hat and tunic with plaid cape, pointing with his right hand...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Hamlet. In this full-length character portrait, Keene leans his right elbow on a mantle, with his head resting on his right hand. He wears a tunic and...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Macbeth. In this full-length character portrait, Keene wears a helmet, tunic of armor with plaid sash, two swords in scabbards, and knee-length laced sandals,...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Gloster (in one of Shakespeare's plays about King Richard(s)--the page is torn after the word "Richard"). In this full-length character portrait, he...
Rare, hand-colored lithograph of actor T. W. (Thomas W.) Keene in costume for the role of Shylock in "Merchant of Venice." In this full-length character portrait, Keene wears a gray beard and mustache and a robe, and holds a document with...
