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...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Actresses; Men; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of a harlequin, seated in foreground wearing jester's hat and patterned clothing and holding a staff. Behind him stand two women, one in a dress with fur-lined collar and cuffs, and the other in regal hat and gown...
Production photograph from the play "Inconstant George." A man, at center, wearing a mis-buttoned trench coat, a hat, a mustache, and a frown looks over at a woman (wearing a long dress with embroidered panels) and a man (wearing a...
Autographed portrait of illustrator and political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902) by Napoleon Sarony, whose photo studio was located at 37 Union Sqr., N. Y. Nast is credited with the creation of the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey....
Actress Emily Rigl was born in the Netherlands and began performing in musicals and burlesques in the United States by the mid-1860s. American actor Charles Fisher was born in 1816 and died in 1891. In this full-length portrait, on the set of...
Portrait of American actor and producer Lawrence Barrett as a young man. He wears a suit jacket, white vest, and large bow tie. Barrett was born Lawrence Brannigan in Paterson, New Jersey on April 4, 1838. His acting career was briefly interrupted...
Character portrait of Edwin Booth in Shakespearean costume, possibly for a role as Hamlet. His hair is curly, and he wears a dark tunic. Edwin Booth, born November 13, 1833, was a performer, producer, and theatre owner/operator. He managed the...
Character portrait of performer, producer, and arranger Joseph Jefferson III as the wizened Caleb Plummer, wearing a stovepipe hat and striped shirt with knotted tie. Jefferson was born in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died April 23, 1905...
Character portrait of performer C. A. McManus wearing a fur hat, overcoat, suit jacket, and striped tie with stickpin. Inscription on mount, lower right: Yours truly C. A. McManus. Inscription on mount verso, upper center: Your old friend with best...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Military uniforms
Character portrait of left profile of performer H. J. Montague (also known as Harry) in costume for the role of Captain Molineaux in "The Shaughraun." He wears a military cap and jacket with epaulets. "The Shaughraun" was...
Character portrait of actor George Crichton Miln in the role of Hamlet. According to the inscription, he performed this role at Ford's Grand Opera House in London on April 13, 1883. He appeared at Macauley's Theatre on April 27-May 2, 1885,...
Character portrait of man wearing a top hat, velvet tunic, and unbuttoned jacket, with blackened eyebrows and sideburns and an mustache with the corners turned up. Location of photo studio: New York (N.Y.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Widely-reproduced photogravure character portrait of actor Edwin Booth as the title character in "Richelieu," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre on four of his six visits: in April 1874, November 1877, January 1882, and February...
Full-length character portrait of Edwin Booth, wearing long-hair, a mustache and goatee, and costume (including sword), and standing in front of a backdrop with a tree and columns. He is probably playing the role of Iago in Shakespeare's...
Full-length character portrait of performer and producer William H. Crane in costume for the role of Lemuel Moreword in "Father and the Boys," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1909. He stands with thumbs hitched in...
Autographed full-length character portrait of John Drew, Jr., of the famous Drew/Barrymore theatrical family (the son of John Drew Sr. and Louisa Lane Drew, and uncle of Ethel, John, and Lionel Barrymore), wearing a mustache and a tuxedo with white...
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...
Full-length character portrait of performer, producer, director, and writer William J. Florence, possibly in costume for the role of The Honorable Bardwell Slate in "The Mighty Dollar," which he performed six times at Macauley's Theatre:...
Full-length character portrait of John Jack in costume for the role of Falstaff, who appears in three Shakespeare plays: Henry IV, Parts I and II, and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." He is a large man, and walks with a cane. Location of...
Full-length character portrait of actor Louis James in costume as dastardly villain. He wears a hat with plume; tunic with cape and tights; a sword at his side; and a mustache, small pointy beard, and devilish expression on his face, perhaps...
