William Walter Cleary was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1831. He was an 1849 graduate of Transylvania University and in 1849, graduated from its law department with honors. In 1852, he was admitted to the bar and settled in Cynthiana, Kentucky....
Portrait of performer and writer William H. Gillette seated with chin on left hand, wearing a three-piece suit with tie and pin-striped pants. Born July 24, 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut, Gillette starred in eight productions at Macauley's theatre...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress and producer Rose Coghlan in the role of Lady Teazle in "The School for Scandal." In this well-known and widely reproduced photogravure, Coghlan wears a powdered wig with flowers in her...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates seated, wearing a cloche with feathers, a pearl necklace, fur stole, and velvet jacket, with long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
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...
Three-quarter length character portrait of mustachioed stage and screen actor Herbert Kelcey, seated with hands in trouser pockets, wearing suit jacket with pocket square, polka-dot bow tie, bowler hat, and holding a cane behind his back. Herbert...
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer and writer Charles Coghlan wearing a bowler, mustache, and suit jacket with tails, and holding a cane and gloves. Coghlan performed at Macauley's Theatre opposite his sister Rose Coghlan in...
Autographed full-length character portrait of stage and screen actor Herbert Kelcey standing on stage set wearing hunting clothes (jacket, tie, spats, and cap in hand) and holding a shotgun in the crook of his left arm. He has a mustache and...
Libraries; Books; Rooms & spaces; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
The English-Speaking Union Room in the basement of the University Library (later renamed Schneider Hall) is lined with wood paneling and bookshelves along one wall. There is a bust by the sofa and ashtrays on the tables. The room housed a...
