Portrait of right profile of performer Effie Ellsler, wearing her hair in a braid. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 17, 1855, she married Frank Weston and starred in ten productions at Macauley's Theatre between March 1878 and January 1901....
Portrait of man with mustache, wearing buttoned suit jacket with tie. Inscription on mount, lower center: As usual [remainder of inscription is illegible]. Inscription on mount verso, upper center: To John Macauley and the [remainder of inscription...
Portrait of comedic actor Frank Daniels wearing a suit jacket and white tie with stickpin. Daniels starred in fourteen productions at Macauley's Theatre between December 1885 and March 1911, including "The Ameer," in January 1901....
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer Felix Haney in costume for the role of "Hi Holler" in "Way Down East," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in October - November, 1901. He is covered in snow, and wears a...
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...
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...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Alfred M. Hampton with hands resting on a table behind him, wearing a three-piece suit and tie with checked pants. Inscription on mount, lower center: Yours in doubt Alf. M. Hampton. Newspaper clipping on...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Blanche Chapman in costume for her role as Mrs. Wiggs in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," based on the books by Louisville, Kentucky writer Annie Hegan Rice and performed at Macauley's...
Three-quarter length portrait of a man wearing a stovepipe hat, eyeglasses, and a suit. He may be performer Jess Dandy, who was born circa 1871 in Rochester, New York, performed at Macauley's Theatre in "The Prince of Pilsen" in December...
Character portrait of performer and theatrical agent Bijou Fernandez in costume for her role in "The Two Orphans," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. She wears hoop earrings, a head scarf, a beaded necklace, and a...
Full-length character portrait of Eva W. Wallace costumed for the role of "A Flower Maiden" in Wagner's opera "Parisfal" (adapted and produced in English by Henry W. Savage, and performed by Henry W. Savage's Opera Company at...
Portrait of left profile of actor Willard Blackmore wearing a tuxedo with white tie. Blackmore appeared in three plays at Macauley's Theatre in March and April 1897 with the Cummings Stock Company: "Captain Swift," "Young Mrs....
Character portrait of Mattie Vickers standing on a stage set near embroidered curtains, wearing a long white gown with train and floral corsages on her shoulder and train. Inscription on mount, lower center: Sincerely yours, Mattie Vickers....
Full-length character portrait of performer Marion Pollock Johnson in costume for the role of Lady Kathleen Rossmagh in "The Price of Peace." She stands with hands clasped behind her back, wearing a flower or fascinator in her hair and a...
Portrait of white-haired actor J. H. Stoddart wearing a wool jacket and vest and tie with stickpin. A second generation American actor, Stoddart (1827-1907), who performed at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1893 and 1903, was the son of the...
Oval-shaped three-quarter length portrait of performer W. H. Crompton seated in a wooden chair, wearing a three-piece suit with white bow tie. Crompton starred in "Lady Rose's Daughter" at Macauley's Theatre in October 1903; played with...
Full-length character portrait of actress Emily Rigl wearing a long dress and carrying a handbag. She is standing in front of a backdrop of what appears to be a garden. Rigl was born in the Netherlands and began performing in musicals and...
A photograph of a painting of photographer Kate Matthews hangs on a wall in Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A vase of flowers, a lamp, books and other items are arranged on a table below the painting. Photographer...
Mary Johnston as Elaine and a boatman in a reenactment of Tennyson's poem, "Lily Maid of Astolat." A handwritten inscription by someone other than the photographer says that the boatman is Kate Matthews, but an article in "The...
A sister of photographer Kate Matthews, sits on a Victorian camelback sofa in the library of Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home. She is wearing a dinner dress and necklace and has a book in her hand. Lace curtains hang on the window behind the...
