Cabinet card photograph signed in full
by SIDDONS, Mary Frances Scott 1844-1896
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Syosset, New York, United States
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About This Item
Waist-length portrait, seated. Facsimile signature to lower mount "Mary F. Scott-Siddons." From the studio of Sarony, New York, with studio details printed to lower margin. Undated, but ca. 1895. 166 x 108 mm; corners rounded.
Slightly browned, foxed, and warped; two file holes to left margin. Born in India as the great-granddaughter of the most famous English actress of the eighteenth century, Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), Mary Frances Siddons came to England as a teenager and soon followed her ancestor's footsteps. She appeared on the American stage in 1867-69 and again in the 1890s.
"Her theatrical experiences in this country lasted a number of years and were presumably profitable. As an actress, however, her style was amateurish and her manner cold... For a number of years the sales of her photographs were very large. She was a remarkably good subject for the camera." The New York Times, obituary, November 20, 1896.
Slightly browned, foxed, and warped; two file holes to left margin. Born in India as the great-granddaughter of the most famous English actress of the eighteenth century, Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), Mary Frances Siddons came to England as a teenager and soon followed her ancestor's footsteps. She appeared on the American stage in 1867-69 and again in the 1890s.
"Her theatrical experiences in this country lasted a number of years and were presumably profitable. As an actress, however, her style was amateurish and her manner cold... For a number of years the sales of her photographs were very large. She was a remarkably good subject for the camera." The New York Times, obituary, November 20, 1896.
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- Seller
- J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 23859
- Title
- Cabinet card photograph signed in full
- Author
- SIDDONS, Mary Frances Scott 1844-1896
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- British, English, India, American, Americana, American theatre, autographs of actors, autographs of actresses, Shakespeare, Shakespearean
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
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Syosset, New York
About J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
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