Portrait of left profile of performer Beatriz Michelena, wearing flowers in her hair and a dark pleated shirt with a high collar. The inscription indicates that she performed with the "Princess Chic" company (two productions came to...
Autographed portrait of performer Vera Michelena wearing an off-the-shoulder dress and snake-shaped cuff on her upper arm. She was born in New York City in 1884, and died in 1961. The inscription indicates that she performed with the "Princess...
Full-length character portrait of actor Malcolm Bradley in costume for role as a monk. He wears a brown tunic, and looks upward, with arms outstretched. He may have worn this costume in the miracle play "The Proud Prince," starring E. H....
Full-length character portrait of actress wearing straw hat and dress with pinafore and carrying hatbox, handbag, and parasol. Rachel Booth (1862-1955) married actor James T. Powers (1862-1943) in 1892. Since she signed her married name to this...
Oval-shaped portrait of actress Nina Herbert with her head tilted back, wearing pearl earrings and an off-the-shoulder dress. Herbert appeared at Macauley's Theatre as Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez in the farce "Charley's Aunt," starring...
Scene from "The Second in Command," which, starring John Drew, was performed at Macauley's Theatre on February 19-20, 1904. The actors pictured in this scene are Montague Love (standing, wearing a mustache and military uniform with sword,...
Full-length character portrait of Reuben Fax in costume for the role of Posty in "The Bonnie Brier Bush," which, starring James H. Stoddart, was performed at Macauley's Theatre in January 1902, January 1903, and October 1903. He wears a...
Portrait of actress Maude Adams wearing a fur coat and hat. Born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 11, 1872, Adams appeared at Macauley's Theatre thirteen times between 1902 and 1918, including starring in "What...
Portrait of actress Irene Hobson in costume for "The Way of the World," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre (starring Elsie DeWolfe) in October 1902. She wears a hat with ostrich plume and a shawl over her dress. Inscription on...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actresses; Women; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of a scene from "Miss Multon," starring performer and writer Clara Morris. In an elegant interior setting, Morris (second from left) sits, wearing a long dark dress. A boy wearing short pants...
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....
View of audience at Masonic Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky, apparently watching a performance of "When Knighthood Was in Flower," starring Anna Day. The Masonic Theatre was bought by the Shubert organization in 1909. Location of photo...
Character portrait of stage and screen actress Maude Fealy in costume for her starring role in "The Illusion of Beatrice," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre in March 1907. She wears her hair down, with flowers in it. Maude Fealy...
Portrait of actor Barney Reynolds looking straight ahead. He is balding, and wears a tuxedo with white bow tie. "Evangeline," starring George Fortesque and Alice Butler, was staged at Macauley's Theatre on September 29, 1887, the date of...
Portrait of actor Louis James seated with hands clasped, wearing a suit and tie. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre between 1879 and 1908, performing mostly Shakespearean plays. His inscription references...
Retouched portrait of George M. Cohan in suit jacket and tie. Performer/producer/composer/lyricist/writer Cohan's life story was immortalized in the 1943 film "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney as Cohan. Cohan was born July 4,...
Promotional ad in the New York Tribune for J. M. Barrie's "A Kiss for Cinderella," starring Maude Adams, which apparently played at the Hollis St. Theatre in New York in January 1917. It features four images from the play, with actors...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Actresses; Men; Women; Boys; Pianos
Group portrait of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which performed "Hoss and Hoss" at Macauley's Theatre twice: on September 14-19, 1891, and April 20-22, 1893. The troupe's co-director, Willie Collier, is also listed as...
Promotional poster for a production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals," starring Joseph Jefferson III, W. J. Florence, and Louisa Lane (Mrs. John) Drew. Joseph Jefferson III and W. J. Florence performed "The Rivals" at...
Portrait of right profile of actress Marie Prescott. She wears a white dress reminiscent of those worn in ancient Greece, and her hair pulled back into a bun. Prescott and her husband, fellow actor R. D. McLean, toured together until Prescott's...
