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...
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...
Three-quarter length portrait of woman wearing her hair piled high atop her head (with long strands also worn down), a heavy necklace and earrings, and a long-sleeved dress with stripes at the cuffs. She is leaning onto her right arm, set atop a...
Portrait of woman with long hair wearing long-sleeve dress and small hat with feathers. It may be actress Lydia Thompson (per an annotation on mount verso), who produced and directed Lydia Thompson's Burlesque Troupe in the 1860s - 1870s. The...
Full-length character portrait of elegantly-attired woman (in dress with feather trim at bodice; opera-length gloves; bustle and train) leaning against a mantel on a stage set including a backdrop with window and ledge. The reference to...
Well-known and widely reproduced full-length photogravure character portrait of actor John T. Raymond in costume for the role of Colonel Sellers from Mark Twain's "The Gilded Age," which he often performed under the title "There's...
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...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing
Group portrait of three men from the Gilbert, Donnelly, & Girard comedy troupe (presumably John Gilbert, Henry V. Donnelly, and Edward Girard, although not necessarily in that order from left to right), which performed at Macauley's Theatre in...
Character portrait of actor John T. Raymond in costume as an old man with white hair and mustache, peering over eyeglasses wearing a dark jacket with white bow tie. Born John O’Brien in 1836, he took the stage name John T. Raymond, and performed...
Full-length character portrait of actor John T. Raymond in costume for the role of Colonel Sellers from Mark Twain's "The Gilded Age," which he often performed under the title "There's Millions In It." He stands next to a wooden...
A woman in a short velvet dress with an emblem of a heart holds a fencing epee. She sits, with one leg crossed over the other, on a brocade divan, surrounded by pillows. A fencing helmet rests beside her. Judging by the title, she performed with...
Group portraits; Actors; Actresses; Men; Women; Costumes; Posing
Horizontal portrait of members of the Evans and Hoey comedic troupe (nine men and four women) posed among tall letters reading "Evans & Hoey." Led by Charles E. Evans and William Hoey, who married twin sisters Minnie and Helena...
Portrait of Bert Coote, a young man wearing a plaid suit jacket and necktie. Coote was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which performed "Hoss and Hoss" at Macauley's Theatre twice: on September 14-19, 1891, and...
Portrait of actor Barney Reynolds looking down at a pocket watch. He is balding, and wears a tuxedo with white bow tie. Reynolds was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which performed "Hoss and Hoss" at Macauley's...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Florence Barry wearing a cap, jacket, and long skirt. She is perched on a stone pedestal, leaning on her right hand. Barry was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which...
Studio portrait of two babies: Nate Salsbury Jr. (born 1888) and his little brother Milton S. Salsbury (born 1890). They are the sons of Rebecca Samuels Salsbury and actor, playwright, and manager Nathan Salsbury (also known as Nate or N. Salsbury,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Theatrical producers & directors; Men
Three-quarter length portrait of Samuel L. Studley, theatrical musical director for the Bostonians comic opera troupe, wearing a thick handlebar mustache, suit, and tie. He stands with left hand in jacket pocket. Inscription on print: Sincerely...
Full-length character portrait of Pauline Markham, possibly costumed for her role in "Sinbad the Sailor." She wears a scarf on her head and a short jacket and shorts with fringe. Pauline Markham was a member of Lydia Thompson's Burlesque...
Full-length portrait of actor, playwright, and manager Nathan Salsbury (also known as Nate or N. Salsbury) standing in a garden, wearing a suit and top hat and leaning on a cane. Salsbury was born in Freeport, Illinois on February 28, 1846 and died...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women
Portrait of mezzo soprano Kate Condon wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. Condon got her start with the Bostonians troupe, which performed "Robin Hood" and "The Serenade" at Macauley's theatre on October 22-24, 1903. Inscription...
