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Description
Title
Edwin
Booth
as
Richelieu
.
Creator
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896 (photographer)
Contributors
Photo-Gravure & Color Co. (engraver)
Description
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
1887
. He
wears
a
biretta
(hat)
,
clerical
robes
, and
cross
around
his
neck
.
Edwin
Booth
,
born
November
13
,
1833
, was a
performer
,
producer
, and
theatre
owner/operator
. He
managed
the
Winter
Garden
theatre
(1863-1867)
, and
built
Booth's
Theatre
after
it
burnt
down
. He
came
from a
theatrical
family
, with
brothers
Junius
Brutus
Booth
,
Jr
. and
John
Wilkes
Booth
(more
famous
for
assassinating
President
Abraham
Lincoln)
also
joining
the
profession
.
Twice
married
, to
Mary
Devlin
from
1860-1863
, and
Mary
McVicker
(beginning
in
1869)
, he
died
June
7
,
1893
.
Subject
Portraits
Portrait photographs
Actors
Men
Costumes
Posing
People Pictured
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Production
Richelieu, 1874 - 1887
Object Type
Photogravures
Photomechanical prints
Source
32.4 x 24.9 cm. b&w photogravure. Item no. ULPA 1980.20.1233 in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/macauley#conditions
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Collection
Macauley's Theatre Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/macauley/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/.
Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Language
eng
Image Number
ULPA
1980.20.1233
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