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Title
Modjeska
-
"
Rosalind
".
Creator
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896 (photographer)
Description
Full-length
character
portrait
of
Mme
.
Helena
Modjeska
costumed
as a
man
,
wearing
a
hat
,
tunic
,
leggings
, and
boots
and
posing
with
large
spear
. The
annotation
indicates
that she
is
performing
the
role
of
Rosalind
in the
Shakespearean
comedy
"As
You
Like
It
" in
which
Rosalind
disguises
herself
as a
boy
named
"
Ganymede.
"
Mme
.
Helena
Modjeska
,
born
October
12
,
1840
in
Cracow
,
Poland
, was a
leading
Polish
actress
who
became
even
more
famous
after
emigrating
to the
United
States
in
1876
and
producing
the
Helena
Modjeska
Repertory
. She
married
Charles
Bozenta
Chlapowski
, with
whom
she
toured
, and also
went
by the
names
Helena
Modjeska
Chlapowski
and
Countess
Bozenta
. She
appeared
at
Macauley's
Theatre
at
least
eleven
times
between
1878
and
1906
,
performing
"As
You
Like
It
" at
six
of those
appearances
,
between
1883
and
1892
.
While
in
Louisville
, a
local
confectioner
named
a
candy
in her
honor
: the
Modjeska
is
a
caramel-covered
marshmallow
. She
died
April
9
,
1909
.
Location
of
photo
studio
:
New
York
(N.Y.)
Subject
Portraits
Portrait photographs
Actresses
Women
Costumes
Posing
Cross dressing
People Pictured
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909
Production
As You Like It, 1883 - 1892
Object Type
Albumen prints
Silver printing-out paper prints
Cabinet photographs
Source
16.5 x 10.7 cm. b&w albumen print. Item no. ULPA 1980.20.0319 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
for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
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
1980.20.0319
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