Album, 18--.

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Album, 18--.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122551212

Album containing handwritten biographical sketches and engraved portraits of English actors and actresses from the nineteenth century.

1 vol. (113 pages).

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6759340

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Gilbert, John, 1810-1889

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John Gibbs Gilbert (February 27, 1810 – June 17, 1889) was an American stage actor whose real name was Gibbs. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance there at the Tremont Theatre, in 1828, as Jaffier in Otway's Venice Preserved. His original aim was to be a tragedian, but while on a tour through the South and West, the success of his Sir Anthony Absolute, Master Walter, etc., convinced him that his true bent was for "old men" parts, and he soon became the leading American actor in that l...