444 south 4th Street on the west side. View of the Alamo Theatre entrance with an ornate overhang lit up. The marquee is advertising 'Daredevil's Reward.'
500 block of south 4th Street on the west side looking south at Majestic Theatre. The marquee advertises the movie The Stolen Bride. It is a brick and stone building with ornate detail work.
"Artaud's late drawings have been a comparatively recent discovery. His poetry and writings on the theatre were better known previously. In the latter respect, his notions of catharsis had a decisive impact on the Body Art of the 1970s. After...
A woman and two men pose on the set of "May Blossom, or the Fisherman's Daughter" which debuted at New York's Madison Square Theatre on April 12, 1884, and was staged at Macauley's Theatre in December 1884 and January 1886. Georgia Cayvan...
Portrait of a sleek horse standing in front of stable doors. This was the first portrait of an animal to grace the Macauley's Theatre collection. "Ben Hur" was performed at Macauley's Theatre five times between 1891 and 1917, but...
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...
Production photo of a scene from Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (staged by the University of Louisville Players at Macauley's Theatre in April 1915). The scene takes place in a drawing room, with five well-dressed man and three...
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A child is considered by some psychologists to pass through on its way to manhood the stages through which the race has passed on its way to civilization. If this is true of a single man, might it not equally be true of a community of men? Have not...
Interior of Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with capacity crowd filling up orchestra seats and two wrap-around balconies. Location of photo studio: Chicago (Ill.)
Portrait of performer A. E. Lohman leaning his chin on his left hand. He wears his hair parted in the center along with a mustache, three-piece pin-striped suit, and tie with stickpin. Although he is not billed, A. E. Lohman may have appeared at...
Autographed portrait of Alexander Herrmann (billed as Hermann III, "the only successor to Herrmann the Great") wearing a middle part, thick mustache and goatee, and suit jacket and tie. Herrmann III performed at Macauley's Theatre four...
“An aerial view of the Acropolis as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. Besides the important sanctuaries on the summit, many shrines dating back to the Bronze Age were located along the sides of the hill. / A-...
Autographed portrait of curly, dark-haired Ada Melrose, who performed in "Superba" at Macauley's Theatre in February 1893. Location of photo studio: Rochester (N.Y.)
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a bonnet with ostrich plumes and a high-necked blouse. Born Bridget Crehan, in Limerick, Ireland, on April 22, 1857, she died in New York City on January 8, 1916. Her first appearance at Macauley's...
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a white bonnet and fur-lined coat or cape with medallions around her neck. Born Bridget Crehan, in Limerick, Ireland, on April 22, 1857, she died in New York City on January 8, 1916. Her first...
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a black pointed hat with white lace trim around the brim, and black velvet dress with puffy sleeves and white ruffled neckline, possibly for a role in a Shakespeare or other Elizabethan or...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Women
Full-length portrait of dancer and magician Adelaide Herrmann wearing a long dress. Born Adelaide Scarsez in London, on August 11, 1853, she married magician Herrmann III (Alexander Herrmann) and performed with him, including four appearances at...
Full-length character portrait of dancer and magician Adelaide Herrmann in right profile, wearing a long dress with train and a crocheted cap, and holding a bouquet of flowers. Born Adelaide Scarsez in London, on August 11, 1853, she married...
Portrait of a young woman with her head tilted to her right, wearing her hair pulled back and a necklace. There is no record of a performance at Macauley's Theatre in August 1890. Inscription on mount verso: To [illegible] from Adelaide Long Branch...
