Photo Signed By ARNOLD GENTHE And Famous Shakespearian Actress JULIA MARLOWE
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:12536203 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Signed by: JULIA MARLOWE | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Industry: Theater | Object Type: Photo |
and inscribed and signed by theatre actress JULIA MARLOWE SOTHERN
The Genthe signature is small and neat below the right corner of the image
Frame size: 11-3/16" tall x 8-1/16" wide [not examined out of the frame]
signatures guaranteed to be authentic
This item will be carefully packaged with blue masking ...tape over the glass and carefully bubblewrapped and shipped in a sturdy box and fully insured [no extra charge]
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from wikipedia:
Arnold Genthe (January 8, 1869 – August 9, 1942) was a German-born American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities......
.....In 1911 he moved to New York City, where he remained until his death of a heart attack in 1942. He worked primarily in portraiture, and Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and John D. Rockefeller all sat for him. His photos of Greta Garbo were credited with boosting her career. He also photographed dancers, including Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Audrey Munson and Ruth St. Denis.....
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Julia Marlowe (born Sarah Frances Frost; August 17, 1865 – November 12, 1950) was an English-born American actress and suffragette, known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare......
.....She made her Broadway debut in 1895 and went on to appear in more than seventy Broadway productions.....
....In 1904, she began an extremely successful partnership with actor E. H. Sothern [whom she married in 1911], beginning with their appearances in the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905....
......Marlowe was highly engaged as a feminist. She fought for women's right to vote......