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The Stage and Its Stars, Past and Present:
A Gallery of Dramatic Illustration and Critcal Biographies of Distinguished
English and American Actors from the Time of Shakespeare till to-day.
Howard Paul and George Gebbie, editors
Published by Gebbie and Co., Philadelphia
—1889—
Original photogravure plates over 120 years old — NOT modern reproductions!
Sheet size: approx. 11 3/4 x 17 inches • Image size: varies, but most are about 7 x 9.25 inches.
Please click on the thumbnails below for an enlarged view. Please note that the entire sheet is too large to scan, thus only the scannable portion is shown but the margins are full, as issued. All plates have at least some foxing.
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Mrs. D.P. Bowers as Lady Macbeth ACT I, SCENE V |
Some foxing in margins, well outside image area. |
$35 |
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Charles Fechter as Hamlet ACT V, SCENE I |
Some foxing in margins, well outside image area. |
$40 |
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Marie Wainwright as Viola IN 'TWELFTH NIGHT' |
Some foxing in margins, well outside image area. |
$35 |
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Samuel Phelps as Cardinal Wolsey 'HENRY EIGHTY' ACT III, SCENE II |
Some foxing in margins, outside image area. |
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Louis XI ACT II, SCENE II |
Some foxing in margins, well outside image area. |
$30 |
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Mr. Macready as Henry IV SECOND PART, ACT III, SCENE II |
Some foxing in margins, well outside image area. |
$30 |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor ACT III, SCENE III |
Heavy foxing line in left margin, outside of image (not seen in scan) and easily covered once mounted/matted. Other light foxing in margins. |
$20 |
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Mr. Stuart Robson as Slender "THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR" ACT I, SCENE I |
Light foxing in margins. |
$30 |
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Ada Rehan & Miss Dreher as Mrs. Ford & Mistress Page "THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR" ACT II, SCENE II |
Light foxing in margins. |
$30 |
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Madame Janauschek as Marie Antoinette "MARIE ANTOINETTE," ACT II, SCENE II |
Light foxing in margins. |
$30 |
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Miss Nelson as Juliet "ROMEO AND JULIET,"ACT III, SCENE II |
Light foxing in margins. |
$30 |
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Mrs. D.P. Powers as Queen Elizabeth ACT III, SCENE IV |
Light foxing in margins. |
$35 |
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Robson and Crane as the Two Dromios "THE COMEDY OF ERRORS" ACT V, SCENE I |
Light foxing in margins. |
$35 |
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William E. Burton as Bottom the Weaver "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" ACT III, SCENE I |
Light foxing in margins. |
$35 |
