Character portrait of actress Marcia Van Dresser in the role of Francesca in "Francesca da Rimini" (ca. 1901), which she performed opposite Otis Skinner at Macauley's Theatre in November 1901. She wears a white blouse, and flowers in her...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of E. L. (Edgar L.) Davenport in costume as the character Sir Giles Overreach in "The Rivals." He leans on a wooden box resting atop a table, and wears a velvet cape and knee-length pants....
Portrait of actress and singer Elsie Gerome with head tilted to her left, wearing a bonnet. There is no record of Elsie Gerome's appearance at Macauley's Theatre, but the date of her inscription indicates that she may have performed in "The...
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...
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...
John Webster, wearing a light-colored three-piece suit, hat, and holding gloves in his right hand, poses in front of a set backdrop of a wooded path. John Webster starred in four productions at Macauley's Theatre between October 1911 and March...
Triptych of portraits of performer Charles A. Morgan, who succeeded John Macauley as the manager of Macauley's Theatre after Macauley's death in November 1915. A close-up of him in costume as "Tommy Tatters" in "School Days" is...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Child actors; Boys; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of child actors Willie Collier and George Brenning in costume for their roles in "H. M. S. Pinafore." Both wear hats, jackets, and sailor pants, and the taller of the two holds a musket while the shorter,...
Character portrait of left profile of actor William L. Abingdon in costume for the role of in "The Devil," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1908. He is seated with left hand in white glove forming a fist, and wears a...
Full-length character portrait of actor, director, and writer Edmund Reese in costume for the role of John B. Ryder in Charles Klein's "The Lion and the Mouse," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre in October 1908. He stands on a...
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 actor Maclyn Arbuckle in costume for his role as Sheriff "Slim" Hoover in Edmund Day's "The Round Up," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre on March 29 - April 3, 1909, following its Broadway debut in...
Full-length character portrait of actress Marie D. Shotwell in costume for the role of "Shirley Rossmore" in Charles Klein's "The Lion and the Mouse," produced at Macauley's Theatre in November 1907. She wears a shimmery evening...
Character portrait of Helena Modjeska wearing a tam and jacket, possibly costumed for a role as a male. Born October 12, 1840 in Cracow, Poland, Mme. Modjeska was a leading Polish actress who became even more famous after emigrating to the United...
Character portrait of right profile of actor George Richards in costume for the role of "Deacon Tidd" in Charles H. Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell," in which he appeared at Macauley's Theatre on October 21-23, 1889 and November 12-14,...
Full-length character portrait of stage and screen star Melbourne MacDowell wearing a tunic, leggings, boots with spurs, and carrying a sword. MacDowell was born in 1857 in South River, New Jersey. He married fellow performer Fanny Davenport...
Production photo of a scene from Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (staged by an amateur group at Macauley's Theatre in April 1915). The scene takes place on a balcony looking out to sea, with three women and four men facing one another...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of character portrait of actors James Lewis and Mrs. G. H. Gilbert costumed for their roles in "A Night Off." Lewis, as the Professor, wearing vest and overcoat, stands over Gilbert, as Mrs....
Character portrait of actor George Richards in costume for the role of "Deacon Tidd" in Charles H. Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell," in which he appeared at Macauley's Theatre on October 21-23, 1889, January 5-7, 1891, and November...
Photogravure of three-quarter length character portrait of actor Robert Taber in what appears to be his costume for the role of Captain Absolute in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre in...
